Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself..
Is this thing worth a watch? If you like old, stage-bound movies that feel like they’re trying to burst out of a soundstage, maybe. If you want a tightly plotted drama, skip it. It’s for the folks who enjoy seeing early sound-era cinema struggle with its own scale. Honestly, it feels like a fever dream of what Hollywoo...
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"Is this thing worth a watch? If you like old, stage-bound movies that feel like they’re trying to burst out of a soundstage, maybe. If you want a tightly plotted drama, skip it. It’s for the folks who enjoy seeing early sound-era cinema struggle with its own scale. Honestly, it feels like a fever dream of what Hollywood thought Baghdad looked like. It’s got that weird 1930s sheen where everything feels slightly sticky and overly decorated. The Hajj Problem Vladimir Sokoloff as Hajj is… a lot. H..."
Karl Etlinger, Howard Estabrook, Ulrich Steindorff, Edward Knoblock
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