Sandlines: The Story of History

2019·Iraq·61 min.
Sandlines: The Story of History
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Children from a village in the mountains near Mosul recreate a century of Iraqi history, from the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement signed in 1916, to the terror campaign established by the Islamic State in 2016. The children review their past to understand their present.

DirectorFrancis Alÿs·Julien Devaux
ScreenwriterFrancis Alÿs
CinematographyFrancis Alÿs·Julien Devaux·Ivan Boccara
Original titleSandlines: The Story of History