Flavours of Iraq

French-born journalist Feurat Alani narrates this animated documentary about his complicated connection to Iraq, the country of his parents. Growing up in Paris, Feurat discovers his parents’ homeland under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, the American occupation, and the control of the Islamic State between 1989 and 2017. With gripping storytelling and startling images, director Léonard Cohen follows Feurat’s evolution from childhood to adulthood and his growing awareness of the social and political realities of Iraq. Through touching vulnerability, Alani powerfully depicts his connection to his revolutionary father, who was exiled from his homeland but never lost his love for her.