Salam Father

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Salam Father
Written byMax Walker
Screenplay byMax Walker
Directed byMax Walker, Salam Ziusudras [1]
StarringSalam Ziusudras
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
ProducersBrian Beaton, Celia Tait [2]
Running time52 mins
Release
Original networkSBS & Al Jazeera
Original release2009 (2009)

Salam Father is a documentary film made by Australian filmmaker Salam Ziusudras in 2009.

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Summary

Ziusudras wrote and directed the film for the Special Broadcasting Services (SBS) channel and Al-Jazeera International. The film revolves around the filmmaker's personal journey to his homeland, Iraq, to find out how his father's body came to be in a mass grave.

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References

  1. "Salam Father". SBS. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  2. "SALAM FATHER". artemisfilms. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.