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The Liberace of Baghdad

2005

Holed up in a fortified Baghdad hotel amid the chaos of post-war Iraq, the country's most famous pianist waits for a visa to America, playing on as his world crumbles around him. An intimate, bittersweet documentary.

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Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Iraq

This film is stop 6 of 10 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Iraq. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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