"Sara" (Darina Al Joundi) is a frustrated writer who lives with her young daughter "Reema" (Zainab Joda) in Baghdad in 2006. To put it mildly, it's a war zone. The Allies have only recently removed Saddam Hussein and the city is in chaos. Sunni and Shia mistrust, local warlords and racketeering make Al Capone look like Mother Theresa. "Sara" is sort of resigned to this existence until her close friend "Sabiha" (Badia Obaid), who happens to be a Christian, is forced out of their community and somehow that seems to galvanise her. She regains a little of her mojo and determines to write again. Ca…
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