Documentary on displaced Christian Iraqis in Ninewa

ICC Note

The documentary is about the plight of Iraqi refugees who left their homes following the invasion of the country in 2003.

01/22/2009 Iraq (Aswat al-Iraq)-A documentary about the life of displaced Christian Iraqis after the 2003 invasion has been shot in Ninewa province, the Lebanese director of the film said on Thursday.

“The documentary was shot in Krimlis village, Ninewa, in addition to a number of ancient monasteries in the province,” Ziyad al-Rahbani told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The documentary is about the displacement of Christian Iraqi after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the country, the film maker noted, adding that all actors are local residents of the village.

According to figures released by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), 4.4 million refugees have left their houses in the aftermath of the invasion, including 2.2 million internally displaced persons.

The city is also a historic center for the Nestorian Christianity of the Assyrians, containing the tombs of several Old Testament prophets such as Jonah, Yunus in Arabic, and Nahum.