Anja Al-Erhayem (born 1974 in Denmark) is a Danish filmmaker born to an Iraqi father and Danish mother.Before the US-led invasion of Iraq, in 2002, Anja travelled to Iraq with her father to make a film about his family. The film titled Back to Baghdad, showed unique footage of everyday life in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. The film itself has won a number of international prizes. After the war started, Anja went back to make a follow-up to her first film.
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