Iraqi Odyssey (Arabic: الأوديسة العراقية, romanizedal-ʿAwdassi al-ʿIrāqiyya) is a 2014 Swiss documentary film written and directed by Samir.[1] It was one of seven films shortlisted by Switzerland to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.[2] On 27 August 2015 it was selected to represent Switzerland for the Foreign Language Oscar, but it was not nominated.[3][4][5]

Iraqi Odyssey
Film poster
Directed bySamir
Written bySamir
Release date
  • 6 September 2014 (2014-09-06) (TIFF)
Running time
162 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageArabic

Reception

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Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'Iraqi Odyssey': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Locarno round-up: Swiss cinema goes international". Screen Daily. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ^ ""Iraqi Odyssey" aux Oscars pour la Suisse". Bluewin. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ^ "'Iraqi Odyssey' to represent Switzerland at Oscars". Swiss Info. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Oscars: Switzerland Selects 'Iraqi Odyssey' as its Foreign Language Contender". Hollywood Reporter. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. ^ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/iraqi-odyssey?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c
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