Best Iraqi romance movies
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch romance films from Iraq, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Haifa Street 2019
2006, Baghdad is ravaged by sectarian violence. Haifa Street is the epicenter of the conflict. Ahmed gets dropped off there by a taxi on his way to his beloved Suad's home to ask for her hand for marriage, he gets shot by Salam, a sniper who's living his own personal hell on a rooftop above.
46Red Heart 2011
The teenagers Shirin and Soran are in love and want to marry, but Shirin's father has arranged her marriage and forbids them. On her wedding night, Soran kidnaps her for them to be together.
33Life 2001
"Jiyan" takes place in Halabja about five years after Saddam's infamous chemical attack in 1988. Diyari (Kurdo Galali) has come from his new homeland, America, to put up a badly needed new orphanage. As construction proceeds, he gradually becomes acquainted with the tragic individual stories of the survivors. Prime among these is orphan girl Jiyan (Pirsheng Berzinji), and her lively young cousin Sherko (Choman Hawrami). Although he seems to fit right into life in this impoverished town, Diyari can hardly absorb the catastrophe that hit there, nor can he accept the level of injury that he encounters. When the orphanage is ready, Diyari says his goodbyes, plunging Jiyan back into quiet despair.
20Love in the Time of Corona 2024
The movie follows Kurdistan during the Covid-19 crisis in 2019, and how it ruined relationships between loved ones.
15100% 1993
Two remarkably similar twins, one of whom is a famous soccer player, and the other is a waiter in a restaurant, find themselves in various troubles, coincidences, and amusing comedic situations.
10Naima 1962
The film presents a love story with comedic situations that take place in the marshes south iraq, where it presents popular life there through the character Khanijer and the girl Naima.
10Fitna and Hassan 1955
In the Iraqi countryside, a love story links Fitna and her cousin Hassan. The people of the village sympathize with Hassan for being a chivalrous and kind person, but Hassan's stepmother seeks to sabotage the relationship and tries to separate them.
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