
Acting
Jawad Al Shukrchi
Baghdad, Iraq
Jawad Al Shakarji (born 1951, Baghdad) is an Iraqi actor. He graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad in 1978 and began his career in theatre. He is known for The Long Days and won the Best Actor award at the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre in 1989 for his performance in (If).
Acting credits
6.8The story of Imam Hossein's battle in Karbala, an unfair war which made one the most important effects in Islam history.
Hussein Who Said No
2014
NRThe film presents, in a comedic manner, how to execute a dramatic film featuring a love story between a young man and a young woman. It depicts the execution of comedic scenes by shooting at the lover, as well as the selection of a cart and horse by the carriage driver Alwan. Alwan becomes annoyed during filming by the romantic expressions between the lovers, believing them to be real, which causes disruptions in the film's production.
The Carriage And The Horse
1989
NRA true story that occurred during the Iraq-Iran war, where one of the Iranian shells hit the bride Lamia on her wedding night. The story narrates the reality of the border city (Mandali) situated between Iraq and Iran, where the girl Lamia maintains loving relationships with everyone, highlighting the role of infiltrators like the madman who transmits information about the city to the other side.
An Iraqi Wedding
1988
The film depicts the harsh reality of refugees who were forced to leave their war-torn countries, as they find a glimmer of hope in their lives when they learn that American stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are coming to the Syrian capital to visit the Iraqi refugees.
Lemon Taste
2011
NRQassem has an accident that causes him to experience amnesia. A rural family finds him and gives him the name Hammady. He lives happily until another accident leads to the recovery of his memories.
Love In Baghdad
1987
NRA border village during the Iran-Iraq war experiences the evils of war from the viewpoint of a young man who reflects on the fate that befell his village in this grinding war. The reality of war is reflected by the villagers who try to lead a normal life despite all the hardships they are facing.
The Horseman and the Mountain
1987
NRHamed is arrested after he starts working in the black market. When he is released, he tries to make amends, but his obsession with money and wealth throws a wrench in his plans, and he gets arrested again.
Place in Tomorrow
1989
6.3When As’ad, a 12-year-old rubbish picker, adopts an American sex doll from the Baghdad dumps, he crosses into a perilous red zone, finding himself caught in the crossfire between abusive forces of commercialism and fundamentalism in a world where defenders of humanism have lost their power. He embraces the courage it takes to not just survive, but live.
Hanging Gardens
2022
NRAn Iranian attack occurs on the middle sector, prompting a team of Iraqi special forces to attempt to repel the assault. A tough confrontation unfolds until an Iraqi aircraft intervenes, bombing enemy barracks, and allowing some of the soldiers to survive the battle.
Task Force
1987
5.3In 1959, underground revolutionaries try to assassinate Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Kassem in Baghdad. News reports claim they have failed, and at first the revolutionaries lay low, but as the secret police continue to comb the neighborhoods with house-to-house searches, they flee to the countryside. Among those fleeing is Saddam Hussein, the future president of the republic.
Long Days
1980
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Gulf opening party 25
2023