▁Film ▁Festival ▁revel ation ▁H af s ia ▁Her zi ▁( The ▁Secret ▁of ▁the ▁Gra in ) ▁and ▁H iam ▁Abb ass ▁( The ▁Lem on ▁Tree , ▁The ▁Vis itor ), ▁Da wn ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁gives ▁an ▁unexpected ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁multiple ▁impact s ▁of ▁the ▁Iran – I ra q ▁War , ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁u pr is ings ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁The ▁film ▁shows ▁how ▁these ▁conflicts ▁have ▁dam aged ▁an ▁area ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁E den . ▁▁ ▁French ▁title : ▁L ' A ube ▁du ▁monde ▁ ▁Arab ic ▁title : ▁▁ ف ج ر ▁ال ع ال م ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁Mes op ot am ian ▁Marsh es , ▁at ▁the ▁delta ▁of ▁the ▁Eu phr ates ▁and ▁Tig ris ▁rivers , ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁This ▁is ▁where ▁M ast our ▁and ▁Z ah ra , ▁two ▁young ▁Marsh ▁Arab s , ▁grow ▁up . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁their ▁marriage , ▁M ast our ▁and ▁Z ah ra ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁separate ▁when ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War ▁breaks ▁out . ▁On ▁the ▁battle field , ▁M ast our ▁be fri ends ▁Ri ad , ▁a ▁young ▁soldier ▁from ▁Bag hd ad . ▁Mort ally ▁wounded , ▁M ast our ▁makes ▁Ri ad ▁promise ▁to ▁protect ▁Z ah ra ▁when ▁the ▁war ▁is ▁over . ▁When ▁Ri ad ▁arriv es ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁he