Anja Al-Erhayem Explained

Anja Al-Erhayem (ar|أنيا الإرحيم; born 1971 in Denmark) is a Danish filmmaker born to an Iraqi father and Danish mother.[1]

Before the US-led invasion of Iraq, in 2002, Anja travelled to Iraq with her father to make a film about his family. The film titled Back to Baghdad, showed unique footage of everyday life in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. The film itself has won a number of international prizes. After the war started, Anja went back to make a follow-up to her first film.

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  1. http://www.dfi.dk/NR/rdonlyres/20E38B22-608E-44AC-819E-9B93C6AECD54/0/EnemiesofHappinesspressnotes.doc ANJA AL-ERHAYEM, CO-DIRECTOR of ENEMIES OF HAPPINESS