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Not long after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi
returns to her home city of Baghdad after 35 years. She accompanies her
father, 80-year-old Adnan Pachachi, who is returning to head the committee
responsible for drafting Iraq's temporary constitution and Bill of Rights. We follow this tortuous process, with its arguments over wording changes demanded by US leaders in Washington and compromises made to satisfy Iraqi sectarian interests. Moving between the political sphere and everyday life on the streets, RETURN TO THE LAND OF WONDERS offers a unique glimpse into the resilience of the Iraqi people as they struggle to sustain their lives without succumbing to despair and defeat.
About Adnan Pachachi
Born in 1923, Adnan Pachachi served as Iraqi Foreign Minister in 1966-67 and
ambassador to the UN from 1959-65 and 1967-68. Pachachi was based in Abu
Dhabi, UAE until 2003, where he had acted as an advisor to Shaykh Zayyid.
Pachachi returned to the UAE after the Iraq's Governing Council was dissolved
on June 1, 2004.
Official Selection
2005 Cardiff International Film Festival
2005 Mill Valley Film Festival
2005 New Mexico Middle East Film Festival
2005 United Nations Youth Summit in Washington D.C.
Rental Information
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