A Candle for The Shabandar Café
A Candle for The Shabandar Café
Watch A Candle for The Shabandar Café Online Free HD Solarmovies. Founded in 1917, the Shabandar Café in Al Mutanabbi Street in the heart of the old centre of Baghdad was a cultural landmark where generations of Iraqis came to discuss and debate literature and politics. The cafe was a living repository of Iraqi intellectual history and one of the last places where people could gather to exchange ideas. Director Emad Ali had nearly completed filming for his project by the end of 2006. Then, in March 2007, a massive car bomb destroyed the Shabandar Café and all the bookshops on Al Mutanabbi Street, killing and wounded scores of people. Days later, Baghdad's poets and artists held a wake in the ruins of the street they loved so much. Emad took a small camera and returned to continue filming. He was attacked as he was leaving, his camera was stolen and he was shot in the legs and chest. Emad Ali’s own story provides a disturbing epilogue to his film about the Shabandar Café and Mutanabbi Street, both before and after they were destroyed.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country:
- Director: Emad Ali
- Cast:
Comment
Related Movies
- 2008
Camilo: The Long Road to Disobedience
Camilo: The Long Road to Disobedience102008HD
The award-winning filmmaker Peter Lilienthal is dedicated to this extremely poignant documentary of U.S. military policy and the living conditions of...
![Camilo: The Long Road to Disobedience]()
- 2008
The Fallen
The Fallen72008HD
A powerful and poignant film in which families and friends of those who have died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq talk openly about their loved ones...
![The Fallen]()
- 2026
Spartamerika
Spartamerika72026HD
An essay film exploring the thirteen United States Presidents that have led the country through war and conflict from 1950 to 2025.
![Spartamerika]()
- 2014
War of Lies
War of Lies102014HD
War of Lies is the story of an Iraqi refugee, whose information about portable weapons of mass destruction passed through the hands of the BND, MI6...
![War of Lies]()
- 2018
For Military Merit
For Military Merit82018HD
Explore the world of injured US soldiers - their loss, pain, redemption and rise as they return to an America which is ill-equipped for them. When a...
![For Military Merit]()
- 2005
Soundtrack to War
Soundtrack to War72005HD
Soundtrack to War showcases spontaneous music performances by a striking cast of battle weary. Performances made without rehearsal, under the blaring...
![Soundtrack to War]()
- 2003
Truth, War and Consequences
Truth, War and Consequences02003HD
Did America rush into a war in Iraq for which it was unprepared? FRONTLINE examines why the U.S. went to war in Iraq, what went wrong in the planning...
![Truth, War and Consequences]()
- 2005
The Soldier's Heart
The Soldier's Heart02005HD
FRONTLINE tells the stories of soldiers who have come home haunted by their experiences during the Iraq War and asks whether the government is doing...
![The Soldier's Heart]()
- 2011
Programming the Nation?
Programming the Nation?6.22011HD
Programming the Nation? takes an encompassing look at the history of subliminal messaging in America. According to many authorities, since the late...
![Programming the Nation?]()
- 2018
My War
My War8.52018HD
A disturbing portrait of four Western volunteers who risk their lives to fight ISIS alongside Kurdish forces. The feature documentary 'My War' probes...
![My War]()
- 2005
Bearing Witness
Bearing Witness5.82005HD
Follow five women reporters and the challenges they face as they work in Iraq during the Second Gulf War. Molly Bingham is an experienced...
![Bearing Witness]()
- 2013
Ali: The Mission
Ali: The Mission7.52013HD
The feats of Muhammad Ali's remarkable life. In 1990, the boxing legend traveled to Iraq to press a plea for peace and negotiate with Saddam Hussein...
![Ali: The Mission]()
