Rotten Tomatoes
Suggestions will appear as you start typing. Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Hanging Gardens

Play trailer Poster for Hanging Gardens 2022 1h 57m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 7 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
When a young Iraqi rubbish picker rescues an American sex doll from the Baghdad dumps, he crosses into a perilous red zone, where friends become enemies and nothing is certain in Iraq's explosive mix of God, love, war and madness.

Critics Reviews

View More
Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express Dec 20, 2023
What it leaves you with is a deep sense of empathy and compassion. One cannot help but feel deeply for the children, growing up amid the rubble, finding homes in busted tanks and run down vehicles... Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International Dec 15, 2022
An affecting story of lost innocence, strikingly shot and driven by persuasive performances from the young, non-professional cast. Go to Full Review Alfonso Flores-Durón y Martínez En Filme Aug 14, 2024
4/5
In a tone that playfully but meaningfully mixes social realism with ingenious metaphors and mind musings... Al Daradji deposits much of the weight of his story on the shoulders, and in the eyes, of the young Diyaa. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Frank J. Avella Awards Daily Dec 2, 2023
B-
First-time feature director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji has a keen eye—even if some of his scenes are so darkly filmed it becomes impossible to know what is happening. And Hanging Gardens is original, for sure. Go to Full Review Bobby LePire Film Threat Nov 14, 2023
9/10
Hanging Gardens is filled with stunning imagery juxtaposing the filth of the leads’ lives and the beauty of their hometown. Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Jun 9, 2023
4/5
Al Daradji has a way of making the usual meanings of things slip from their moorings. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Hanging Gardens

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji

Director

Wissam Diyaa

Actor

Jawad Al Shakarji

Actor

Hussain Muhammad Jalil

Actor

Akram Mazen Ali

Actor

Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji

Screenwriter

More Like This

View All
Princess 67% % Princess Watchlist Wet Sand 100% % Wet Sand Watchlist Mediterranean Fever 80% % Mediterranean Fever Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Hanging Gardens

Hanging Gardens (2022) Hanging Gardens (2022) Hanging Gardens (2022) Hanging Gardens (2022) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis When a young Iraqi rubbish picker rescues an American sex doll from the Baghdad dumps, he crosses into a perilous red zone, where friends become enemies and nothing is certain in Iraq's explosive mix of God, love, war and madness.
Director
Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
Producer
Huda Al Kadhimi, Margaret Glover, May Odeh, Mohamed Hefzy, Daniel Ziskind, Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
Screenwriter
Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji, Margaret Glover
Production Co
Odeh Films, Purattu Film Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 57m
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings