Baghdad Central is a political thriller that stays authentic to its war-torn narrative
“It will mean change, Iraq needs to change.”
These are the powerful words of teenager Sawsan (Leem Lubany) to her Israeli police officer father, Muhsin al-Khafaji (Waleed Zuaiter), as the country faces a great political divide with the ousting of Saddam Hussein.
I knew when I started watching “Baghdad Central”, which is based on Elliott Colla’s novel of the same title, that it was going to be heavy viewing of a similar ilk - may be more so - to “Homeland”.
With the current risk of a new war in the Middle East, it is admittedly even harder to watch.