The Boys from Baghdad High

During 200607 four students keep a video diary of their final year at Tariq bin Ziad High School in Baghdad As violence escalates the four prepare to take the National Exams they must pass in June to secure their diploma They are Ali a Kurd Anmar a Christian who starts the school year not having heard from his girlfriend for a few days and a Shia and a Sunni Hayder a rap poet and songwriter and Mohammad fatherless living with his mother and extended family Amid explosions gunfire and power outages they study wrestle play games listen to music dance and talk boy talk Midyear one moves north safe but bored Will they pass their exams Will they live