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Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Sep 08, 2007 | IMDB 7.2

84 min Watch Now

Documentary, Music

The story of Iraq's only heavy metal band and their fight to play music.

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Firas Al-Lateef, Suroosh Alvi, Marwan Reyad, Faisal Talal

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