Maryland Premiere of "Qaratina"

Towson University's Department of Electronic Media and Film presents the Maryand premiere of the Iraqi film Qaratina, attended by director Oday Rasheed.

About the movie (courtesy Towson University): Written and directed by Oday Rasheed with Asaad Abudel Majeed, Alaa Najem and Hattam Auda is the story of a broken family, headed by the patriarch, Salih, who lives within the gated courtyard of a dilapidated house in Baghdad.   Salih’s pregnant daughter has fallen mute and only finds solace with Salih’s young second wife,  Kerima, and preteen son, Muhanad.  To keep the family afloat,  Muhanad must work in the street shining shoes and, more ominously, they are forced to take in a sullen and imperious boarder.  Rasheed’s brooding second feature captures the beautiful surroundings of modern Baghdad, and finds unexpected sources of resilience in the wake of catastrophe.  In Arabic; English subtitles. 90 min.