Iraqi Film at Cannes for First Time

For an Iraqi filmmaker on location in his homeland, one of the biggest hassles was getting hold of a key prop: a statue of Saddam Hussein. "Kilometre Zero" is the first Iraqi film competing at the Cannes Film Festival. Director Hiner Saleem, an Iraqi Kurd who fled the country as a teenager, returned to his homeland to shoot the movie after Saddam's fall. A.P. reports.

Posted by brian on May 12, 2005 at 12:42PM | Categories: Movies