Once Upon A Time In Iraq ^hot^ Official

For those who lived it, that "Once Upon a Time" smelled of grilled masgouf (the national fish dish) on the banks of the Tigris, of the voice of Umm Kulthum on the radio, and of the dust of the date palm groves.

“Essential viewing. A devastating, beautiful, and necessary document.” — Once Upon a Time in Iraq

"Once Upon a Time in Iraq" is not just the title of a mesmerizing HBO documentary series or a companion book; it is a state of mind. It is the lament of a civilization that has seen the invention of writing, the birth of law, and the gardens of Eden, only to be erased from the global memory by forty years of war. For those who lived it, that "Once Upon