CinemaNow - Zaman, the Man from the Reeds

Zaman and his wife have lived in this region of swamps for ever. For them the world ends at the horizon line of the swamps. They met on the water and it is still on the water that they built their life together in their house of reeds. Like the few palm trees scattered in the landscape, their lives have stood up to the tempests which have devastated Iraq. Their love has taken roots with time.One day, though Zaman learns that his wife suffers from a strange illness due to the war. They consulted the only doctor of the region, who advised Zaman to go to a big town to find the medication. He sails on a little boat across the swamps and up the Tiger River, and witnesses the ancient and modern hostory of the Iraqi land and its people.