'Iraqi Odyssey' Switzerland's official entry for Oscar

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Aug 31 2015 | 5:57 PM IST
Switzerland has selected "Iraqi Odyssey" as its contender for the Best Foreign Language Oscar.
Directed by Swiss-based film maker Samir, the documentary is based on his own family's history, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The three-hour long documentary, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, mostly revolves around the never-ending cycle of war in Iraq and its effect on Samir's middle-class, well-educated family.
The director travels around the world, meeting with close and distant relatives that have been made to move away from their homes in the documentary.
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First Published: Aug 31 2015 | 5:57 PM IST

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