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China’s Iraq War ‘safe haven’ restaurant film of real people to represent country at Oscars
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Baghdad. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC. The headline in use is “China’s Iraq War ‘safe haven’ restaurant film of real people to represent country at Oscars”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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A mainland-produced film about a Chinese restaurant in Baghdad that became a wartime refuge has been selected as China’s entry for next year’s Oscars, bringing global attention to untold stories from the Iraq War. Directed by Wen Muye and starring Shen Teng and Jiang Qiming, Once Upon a Time in…
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China’s Iraq War ‘safe haven’ restaurant film of real people to represent country at Oscars
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