In this Friday, April 26, 2019, photo, Iraqi actors prepare to perform their roles in “The Hotel,” at a filming location in Baghdad, Iraq. A Baghdad studio is filming Iraq’s first TV drama in 7 years, as the arts come to life again in the capital after more than a decade of war. It is the first Ramadan drama to be produced in Iraq since 2012, according to the cast and crew, and it heralds a return of an essential TV genre to the country. Al-Maliki accepted that “The Hotel’s” transgressive material — including prostitution, human trafficking and the organ trade — would shock viewers, but said it was the responsibility of TV drama to start a conversation. The return of the TV drama, Hosni said, is reassuring.

Source: Washington Post May 05, 2019 06:24 UTC