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				Once Upon a Time in Iraq			


			

				
Once Upon a Time in Iraq


				

					8.1											
							IMDb tt12747876
						
										2020										Documentary				


				
With unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under Isis than they have ever been before.

				

									

						
Cast

						

															

																		Ashley Gilbertson
								

															

																		Andy Serkis
								

															

																		George W. Bush
								

															

																		Tony Blair
								

															

																		Saddam Hussein
								

															

																		Dexter Filkins
								

															

																		John Nixon
								

													

					

							

		


					

				

	

		
Episodes							5
					

			


	

				
			

									War
								1
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				War
				1h 0m				As war began, many Iraqis were hopeful. Ahmed Al Bashir, now a famous comedian, remembers practising his English…			

		
				
			

									Insurgency
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				Insurgency
				1h 0m				The Iraqi insurgency is examined through Lt Colonel Sassaman’s descent into the darkest regions of his psyche.			

		
				
			

									Fallujah
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				Fallujah
				1h 0m				The infamous battle of Fallujah is told by eye-witness accounts from journalists, soldiers and civilians.			

		
				
			

									Saddam
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				Saddam
				1h 0m				CIA analyst John Nixon is the first person to interrogate Saddam.			

		
				
			

									Legacy
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				Legacy
				1h 0m				The emergence of ISIS concludes the brutal legacy of the Iraq War.			

		
			



			

		
		

			

	
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