This sober documentary directed by James Longley gives us three short glimpses into the lives of ordinary Iraqis impacted by the aftermath of the American occupation of their country. Filmed video verité style with no script, it lets its group of Sunni and Shites and Kurds tell their story. What results is a profound sadness for what has been lost to this nation, a ringing hope that the youngsters' wishes - so purely expressed in the documentary - may one day come true, and that Iraq remains a terribly complicated nation with wounds so deeply incised into living memory that recovery will take generations.
My rating 7 out of 10.
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