Qarantina by Oday Rasheed (Iraq, 2010, 90 min.). Post-war and post-occupation trauma are given a fresh set of eyes in this captivating film by Oday Rasheed. A broken family lives uneasily within the gated courtyard of a dilapidated Baghdad house. In such a house, can it be that freedom and safety actually lie beyond the gates? Rasheed gorgeously captures contemporary Baghdad’s moody and stunned atmosphere, echoed in performances by a formidable cast who display an unexpected resilience in the wake of catastrophe.