The true story of 2 enemies from the Iran-Iraq war; one saves the other’s life on the battlefield, then they meet again by sheer coincidence 20 years later in Canada. Inspired by their miraculous reunion, Najah and Zahed face down their fears and post-traumatic stress and head back to Iraq and Iran to search for missing loved ones. Their journey takes them into the heart of present-day conflicts in a region ravaged by war and ISIS. Their journey is a surprising affirmation of humanity and redemption.
Director : Ann Shin
Year: 2017
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لعنت بر آلمان
لعنت بر انگلیس
لعنت بر فرانسه
لعنت بر روسیه
(من ایرانی نیستم ، من پارسی ام)
I fought for 6 years when I was 17. Yes. 17. I was 23 when the war was over. When I came home I thought I had completed something worth living for until I understood how I was played by the government. Now in my 70s. I live in a farm. I pushed everyone and everything away and have nothing to live for all because of the shit I saw and did as solider. No one ever wins.
nah bro i wasn't supposed to feel depressed today
I have watched versions of this documentary many times. What an amazing story! I was 13 when the war began, and my hometown of Abadan was one of Saddam's first targets. We became refugees, leaving everything behind to live with relatives in Tehran, far from the front lines. In Tehran, I felt like an outsider, surrounded by people who were oblivious to the true horrors of war. They went about their lives, dealing with the inconveniences of occasional air raid sirens and blackouts, but it wasn't the same. Towards the end of the war, Iraqi missiles started reaching the so-called safe cities in the interior of the country as well.
Three years later, as I approached the age where I would likely be drafted, my parents made the difficult decision to leave the country illegally since the borders were closed. Now, so many years later, living in America at 57, I still struggle with anxiety when fireworks go off on the 4th of July. The echoes of war never fully fade. War is devastating, and its impact lingers long after the fighting stops.
This war was so pointless
i am from lraq
but usa not my enemy
Waw I’m so impressed for this movie , I don’t know what to say about this reality specially I’m from Iraq and I lived that war too but I was a kid at Elementary school but still having some memories about that war ..
I hope Humanity with people in power learn from this deep and heart- wrenching true story that War brings so sadness with loss of lives that no one truly wins.
وثائقي عاطفي جدا
روح همه شهدا جنگ تحمیلی عراق علیه ایران بزرگ شاد باشه.❤❤
イランイラク戦争の原因はすべて、米国の石油利権欲しさ。
イランもイラクの石油う収入は国民のものと考えるが
米国は(デープステートの僕)石油の収入を国民ではなく
ユダヤ金融やくざ、デイープステートの権利だと思ってて
いる、豚どもばかり。
デープステートがなくなります様に。
神に祈ります。
RAPT信者
we iranians never say iraq invaded as you were, are and always will be our brothers and sisters, even more, you are our own brethren and we never and still dont care if youre shia or sunni. irans and iraqs history is intertwined. we always say it was saddam who invaded, not iraq… hopefully when iran gets free, iraq will join it, as other lost territories will like bahrain, azerbaijan, afghanistan, turkmenistan. iran was always a multi-ethnic state, and is the only organic and natural entity in the region. im azeri myself. only a strong iran is good for the region as we see that the west is afraid of us and will never let us truly be. yashasin iran!
The islamic revolution may have failed if not for saddam invading. Instead he forced them to stop infighting and the ayatollahs were able to consolidate. The west didnt pressure saddam to invade but i imagine that that is probably the iranian propaganda you get taught there. Saddam was trying to take the iranian oil region and spent 8 pointless bloody years fighting. Then he invaded kuwait so he didnt have to pay them back for his war loans. He was a thug. We didnt pressure him to do that either. Most of the weapons used in that war were soviet or chinese origin, enough with the lies. Then dumb bush came along…thats another story
I was born in Arak, Iran in 1981. I was born during this war and the Iran Iraq war greatly affected me and my family. I will never forget the hell we went through until I die.The sirens, the bombs exploding, the destroyed infrastructure, and the dead will never leave my mind. Many had it worse than us but both sides suffered greatly.
War is hell on earth and there are no winners. We should never go that far but sadly there are many wars going on as I type this message.
✌️ and ❤
One of the most vicious wars that didn't have a strategic outcome for either side.
profound. It brought back so many memories. On 45 min, i cried, i felt i was seeing my aunts and my grand mother how we take into our family bond those who become bigger than blood relation. Alas our people paid bigger price for the play of imperial satans.
Amazing and very important for all soldiers in the world. Remember how much better it is to save someone´s life than it is to take it.
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We Iraqis didn't want this war. It was imposed on us by genocidal Saddam and his Western & Gulf allies. 🇮🇶❤️🇮🇷
Brainwashed!!??
No one forced you to go to war, you decided to go on your own.
It could have been for your father’s abuse or other reasons.
Millions were martyred defending their country. You are one of the victims of that terrible war and I understand what you went and are going through.
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No one in Iran has been brainwashed. Right now, if any country attacks Iran, millions of Iranians will go to the front lines. Iranian patriotism is high. Whenever an earthquake occurs in Iran and a city is destroyed, public aid and volunteers are sent to the city before relief teams !!!!
ما هیچ برادری با اعراب نداریم..درود بر شهیدان آریایی وطن❤❤
How could you be 13-1/2 years old and joining the army. I was a soldier myself for 29 months in Iranian army tank devision. And this is the biggest lie I heard. Not even Basij allowed under 15 at all
The only way you’re that young if you were a civilian fighter from the cities located in battle zones like Khoramshar and refuse to leave.
Also war started at 1980 not 1978.
Not that I don’t believe him fighting at war but many things he says just factually wrong. I hated the war too and protested it resulting being demised of my rank in army but don’t believe many numbers he throws in. I don’t care about his memories and don’t call them lies.
He talks about not having choice as a young fighter and generalizing that all Iranian kid wanted to die that’s all BS. Even Khomimi’s Jahad Fatva was what is called limited meaning just enough fighter and under many rules including 15 to 17 only with parents permission as noncombatant working behind lines supporting troops. Problem was that in emergencies everyone including logistics would grab a gun and was hard too figure things out. And some Basijs would forge documents and unfortunately, some shitty command leader wouldn’t care. At the end like any other war shit happened but this guy is telling a lots of lies and distorted truths.
We all were young I was 19 and I fought for my country not the government and he’s disrespecting all of us who fart for Iran
Such a dark episode 😢😢😢😢😢😢
I wish Pakistani & Indian politics & generals should watch this documentary before starting any war.
Wallah, my tears keep coming again and again after watching this documentary.
Ya jang kab hoi
Youtube censorship is getting ridiculous this is a documentary about war and it has to be blurred out its a fucking disgrace 😤
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