Iran/Iraq War: My Enemy, My Brother

The true story of 2 enemies from the Iran-Iraq war; one saves the other's life on the battlefield, then they meet again by sheer coincidence 20 years later in Canada. Inspired by their miraculous reunion, Najah and Zahed face down their fears and post-traumatic stress and head back to Iraq and Iran to search for missing loved ones. Their journey takes them into the heart of present-day conflicts in a region ravaged by war and ISIS. Their journey is a surprising affirmation of humanity and redemption.
Director : Ann Shin
Year: 2017
Full documentary

[samis.a.]

i showed my father this, he was in the same frontline with Najah. Not the best memories for him, he is 72 years old now and i can still see the scars of war on him, mentally and physically.

[hemin]

This documentary renewed my wounds and pain and made me remember the most miserable and sad years of my life more this film made me cry from the beginning to the end This is the suffering of all Iraqis and Iranians who lived through that period. I was 13 years old when that damned war began. Before that, we were a happy family of 7 kids and my father and mother I did not care much and did not know that after three years I would be part of that war. They involved me and my family in that war. At the age of sixteen, I joined the revolutionary movement against Saddam Hussein’s regime in 1985. My father was killed, and after that, my older brother, who was one year older than me, was killed. My family was displaced and became refugees in other countries. I was wounded twice and lost everything, myself (my future), my family, and my country. Finally, I became a refugee as well. Until now, every day when I remember those years and the damned war that was imposed on us, I cry a lot. I cannot forget. I have been completely alone for 35 years. I sleep during the day and wake up at night so that I do not see any human being. The war made me a person without a goal or a wish i have no hope، No one from the governments, associations or people cares about our generation and what happened to us. We burned in order to light the future for the generations who came after us.

[hootaneskandari]

Very emotional documentary. Love from Iran

[ANZAC_Ace]

What a powerful Documentary. Thank you for this.

[yvonnej]

I feel sad for the children who lost their parents.

[Jojohumf]

Thank you for the documentary, the pain in the heart is overwhelming, I hope God can bring them peace. Let’s pray for them to have peace in their hearts again.

[Bdestiny]

They should make a movie of this story. Very beatiful and sad

[robwernet]

There are nearly NO docs on this war. It's a tragedy as this conflict drug out for nearly a decade. Chemical weapons, ballistic missiles, human wave tactics....the ferocity and brutality of this conflict was unlike anything the world had ever seen! Ty making this documentary!

[mammenmatthew]

What a moving story! What a miracle that the two found each other. And, what an avoidable tragedy! Loved the docu. It taught me so much. Thanks❤

[TheColombiano]

This brought me to tears... no more war ❤️ 🇨🇴 🇮🇷 🇮🇶

[lukeeagan]

I've never seen something that makes me think deep like this in a long time

[roryg]

Powerful, brilliant, it's really a work of God that brought these men together again, to heal and reward them for their humanity in that brutal war. You can feel God in the filming, beautifully shot. The scene of the diving boy is a masterstroke. I cried a few times with the men. Thank you.

[dreadedscorpion]

This documentary connecta the viewer with human reality .... Very emotional watching this. I am not Iranian or Iraqi - I am fromPakistan originally - but watching this documentary was very emotional for me too.

[sheilam]

Wow! An angel! Thank you for this miraculous documentary ❤❤❤

[speedy]

What an amazing video 😢made me cry like 5 times, I’m from Iran and I thank you for your effort.

[starcapture]

Iranian people never wanted it, Iraqi people Never wanted it. it was imposed on both of them from third parties. Beni Sadr realized that and accepted an end to the war just after 2 years but Khomeini made a coup against him so the war won't end.

[adrianariaratnam]

Thank you for this very touching documentary. God bless these 2 wonderful souls! 🙏

[MJMZNAS-bbkg]

صراحتا قناتكم مميزه وروعه بكل شي العرض الفكرة الموضوعات الاخراج والمونتاج والتقديم والأسلوب بكل شي كل شي ما شاء الله تبارك الرحمن وأهم شي انكم حيادين في شكرا وشكرا للقائمين على القناة❤

[AbdulHadi-ddxx]

This video made me cry, I'm a pushtoon and i consider every Muslim as my brother in Islam, and feel deep grief and pain When i see them in pain and suffering, i hv a lot to say bt I'll instead pray for the ummah that may Allah ease u'r pain and the pain& suffering of Palestiniians and may Allah unit the whole ummah just like it was united at the times of prophet Muhammad pbuh, and may Allah be happy with us, bcz it's we who got derailed by the devil and became sinner and forgot Allah

[Jay-bdhb]

2 my uncles died in that war my dad was a war prisoner for 12 years