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Songs of Adam

Oday Rasheed
Iraq, 2025, 98 min.

In Arabic with English subtitles.
This film is family friendly.

AIFF Award Winner:
Best Foreign Feature

When twelve-year-old Adam decides never to grow up, those he loves are forced to face the relentless passage of time without him.

Director's Statement

As someone who grew up in Iraq, I understand childhood based on my own experience: war and a number of unfulfilled wishes. As a human being, I understand that childhood is a time of constant confrontation with the world of adulthood, and what is in between is what I examine in Songs Of Adam.

Category: Drama, Award Winner.

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