12-year-old As’ad survives by picking trash in the Hanging Gardens, a smouldering rubbish heap in Baghdad.
One day, he finds a discarded American female sex doll. Enthralled by her, As’ad brings his new companion home but this provokes violence from his older brother. He returns to the Hanging Gardens for refuge and makes a home for him and the doll, who becomes a form of entertainment for the local boys. As’ad grows attached to her and names her Salwah. Against the devastating colonial backdrop of the American invasion of Iraq, As’ad battles forces of fundamentalism and consumerism. Hanging Gardens is a haunting and meaningful tale of courage where one needs to do what it takes not just to survive but also to live.
Don’t miss out on the first ever Iraqi film in the official selection of Venice Film Festival and awarded the best feature film at the Red Sea Film Festival - now showing at Cinema Akil!
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- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 117 min
- Language: Arabic
- Subtitle: English
Image Credit: Cinema Akil
Age
13+
Price
ticket: 56.5 AED
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