Mirage Film Festival presents

Ahlaam Dreams

Bagdad, 2003: the US Shock and Awe assault leaves a ruined Psychiatric asylum where Dr. Mehdi, an accomplished physician, bravely attempts to care for the inmates. Alhaam, a patient who witnessed the violent arrest of her fiancé on her wedding day, lives in her own dream-world amidst the chaos. Wielding an AK47 in one hand and his camera in the other, Director Al-Daradji has produced an incredible film despite the nightmarish conditions of the location, in which his crew were shot at, injured, imprisoned, kidnapped and tortured.

Named ‘Best Film’ at the Bangladesh Film Festival in 2005

English subtitles, 110min