Iraqi Odyssey

Iraqi Odyssey is a 2014 Swiss documentary film 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

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

References
  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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