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200716 minPGdocumentary

Staying

200716 minPGdocumentary

In the Dora District of Baghdad, director Mounaf Shaker documents the daily struggles of life amid violence, sectarian conflict, and the presence of US military forces.

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In the Dora District of Baghdad, director Mounaf Shaker documents the daily struggles of life amid violence, sectarian conflict, and the presence of US military forces.

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Director Mounaf Shaker lives in the Dora District of Baghdad, which was once a lively area full of palm groves and people of all kinds. Now, US tanks rumble through the streets, sectarian militias exchange gunfire and people find death threats posted on their doors when they awaken in the morning. Shaker details what it’s like to live under these conditions as he struggles to carry on with the tasks of everyday life.

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