Hanging Garden (2022 film)

Hanging Garden (Arabic: جنائن معلقة, romanized: Janain mualaqa) is a 2022 comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji. It is an Iraqi-Palestinian-Saudi Arabian-Egyptian-British co-production.[1]

Hanging Garden
Directed byAhmed Yassin Al Daradji
Screenplay byAhmed Yassin Al Daradji
Margaret Glover
CinematographyDuraid Munajim
Music bySuad Bushnaq
Release date
2022
LanguageArabic

The film premiered in the Horizons section at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, and it was the first Iraqi film ever to be selected by the Venice Festival.[2][3] It was later awarded best film at the 2022 Red Sea International Film Festival.[4][5]

Plot

Cast

  • Wissam Diyaa
  • Jawad Al Shakarji
  • Hussain Muhammad Jalil
  • Akram Mazen Ali

References

  1. Lumholdt, Jan (12 September 2022). "Review: Hanging Gardens". CinEuropa. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. Nasr, Nahed (7 March 2023). "Film archaeologist". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. Abbatescianni, Davide (21 October 2022). "Hanging Gardens: An endearing tale of Iraqi friendship". The New Arab. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. Sales Ross, Rafa (8 December 2022). "Red Sea Film Festival Crowns 'Hanging Gardens,' Pledges to Continue to Support Arab Talent". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. Ide, Wendy (12 December 2022). "'Hanging Gardens': Red Sea Review". Screen International. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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