On July 10th 2017, Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, was liberated from ISIS after nine months of fighting. The most significant urban battle since the Second World War led to freedom for this city of two million from the oppressive hands of the Islamic State, this city where the Caliphate had previously been symbolically proclaimed. For a year, we followed the Iraqis’ efforts to rebuild their city. Through key figures, the director documented the difficulties faced by the population of Mosul, the laxity of the Iraqi administration, the concerns of the international community and the danger of ISIS’ return.
Biography:
Anne Poiret is a filmmaker and investigative broadcast journalist based in Paris. She has been working in both current event shows (Envoyé Spécial and Un oeil sur la planète for France2, Arte Reportage) and on long-form documentaries for the past thirteen years, and won the most prestigious journalism award in France—the Albert Londres Prize for her film Muttur: a Crime Against Humanitarians, which was shot in Sri Lanka. Anne has often filmed the traumas of the “neither peace, nor war” situations in the Middle East, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Iraq. Her recent filmography includes State Builders (Arte France / Quark productions) and Namibia, The Forgotten Genocide (France 5 / Bo Travail Productions)
