300 hours of material was filmed in Iraq over a period of more than two years for this production. 1600 pages of typed transcripts, translations of material from Arabic and Kurdish, were made before picture and sound editing could begin. The film was originally intended as a multi-part series on Iraq but was later shortened into a single film when the country became too dangerous to work in. Four complete chapters were edited for the film, but only three chapters are included in the final ...[Read Story ]