The documentary “My Enemy, My Brother” takes place 25 years after the Iran-Iraq war and its narrative centers around two friends (who were once enemies) who come together in support of one another in the search for their families left behind in Iraq and Iran.
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"There is a miracle at the heart of their story which compelled me to follow them for four years. Zahed was a child soldier when he risked his life to save a wounded enemy soldier during the war — an astonishingly brave act done quietly out of a sense of humanity. This one act set many things into motion; little did they know that Najah would be able to return the favor years later.
The remarkable set of circumstances around these two men — and their sense of deep respect and humanity for one another — is what inspired me to follow them as the rest of the story unfolded."
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"My Enemy, My Brother contains all the elements of a grand Shakespearian drama. It’s about how two men who once met on the battlefield during the Iran-Iraq war meet again years later in Vancouver. One of them sets out on a quest to find a long lost child left behind so many years ago. The story of these two men, once enemies and now as close as brothers is remarkable filmmaking and Ann Shin has created a compelling story worthy of your attention and support. Its final screening will be on Saturday, May 6th."
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"Director Ann Shin and producer Hannah Donegan discuss the making of My Enemy, My Brother, Shin’s poignant documentary about two men who fought on opposite sides of the Gulf War."
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"A documentary about two former soldiers who fought on opposite sides in the Iran-Iraq war and then became friends after moving to Canada has premiered in Toronto.
The film My Enemy, My Brother premiered at the city's 24th Hot Docs International Documentary film festival."
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"My Enemy, My Brother is about how two men who once met on the battlefield during the Iran-Iraq war meet again years later in Vancouver. One of them sets out on a quest to find a long lost child left behind so many years ago. The story of these two men, once enemies and now as close as brothers is remarkable filmmaking and Ann Shin has created a compelling story worthy of your attention and support."
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"Back in the Canadian Spectrum don’t miss My Enemy, My Brother, from director Ann Shin, which is Shakespearian in its breadth. It is part mystery, part miracle, part history and mainly a quest for an impossible dream. It all plays out between the battlefields of the Iran-Iraq war to today’s Vancouver." To continue reading, go here.
"The feature-length documentary, directed by Ann Shin, is set to make its world premiere on April 29th, 2017 in the Canadian Spectrum program at Hot Docs." Read more here.
"Coming to the festival on the Canadian front is Ann Shin’s feature-length follow-up to My Enemy, My Brother, which expands upon her Oscar-shortlisted short."
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In Ann Shin's "My Enemy, My Brother," two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq War become friends in Vancouver 25 years later. It's an expansion of her 2015 short documentary that was nominated for an Emmy and shortlisted for an Oscar nomination.
"It's a positive film, particularly in light of the Trump travel ban," said Shin.
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