Anja Al-Erhayem

Anja Al-Erhayem (Arabic: أنيا الإرحيم‎; born 1971 in Denmark) is a Danish filmmaker born to an Iraqi father and Danish mother.[1]

Before the US-led invasion of Iraq, in 2002, Anja travelled to Iraq with her father to make a film about his family. The film titled Back to Baghdad, showed unique footage of everyday life in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. The film itself has won a number of international prizes. After the war started, Anja went back to make a follow-up to her first film.

Filmography
  • Back to Baghdad (2003)
  • Wide Angle - A Woman Among Warlords (2007)
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References
  1. ANJA AL-ERHAYEM, CO-DIRECTOR of ENEMIES OF HAPPINESS
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