Film 2022
Hanging Gardens
Two brothers find a troubling treasure in a Baghdad dump.
- Country collection
- Saudi Arabia
- Original title
- جنائن معلقة
- Director
- Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
- Running time
- 107 min
- Year
- 2022
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
Taha and his younger brother As'ad survive by collecting reusable waste in Baghdad. When As'ad brings home a discarded doll, the discovery strains their bond and opens a story about poverty, childhood and the value assigned to things.
Context & recognition
The Red Sea 2022 archive lists this feature film with a production year of 2022 and a running time of 107 minutes. The festival records a co-production involving Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia.
