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Synopsis

We follow the journey of former soldier Nassif, who fled the war in Iraq by hiding in dark cinemas. During this time, he used to watch his favorite film, Papillon (1973), starring Steve McQueen. Nowadays, he is looking for this film among the Iraqi cinemas’ ruins.