‘Once Upon a Time in Iraq’

The World

A Frontline film, “Once Upon a Time in Iraq,” tells the story of the Iraq war as it is remembered by Iraqis who lived through it. Host Carol Hills speaks with director James Bluemel who encouraged Iraqis from different parts of the country to talk about their experiences of the US-led invasion of 2003, the fall of Saddam Hussein and the years of chaos that followed.

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