Hanging Gardens (2022 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Hanging Gardens

| image = Hanging Garden (2022 film).png

| caption = Promotional release poster

| director = Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji

| screenplay = Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
Margaret Glover

| starring = Jawad Al Shakarji
Akram Mazen Ali
Wissam Diyaa
Hussain Muhammad Jalil

| music = Suad Bushnaq

| cinematography = Duraid Munajim

| editing = Kamal El Mallakh

| producer = Huda al Kadhimi
Margaret Glover
May Odeh

| studio = Odeh Films
Purattu Film Production

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2022|09|9|Italy}}

| runtime = 117 minutes

| country = Iraq
Palestine
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
United Kingdom

| language = Arabic

| budget =

}}

Hanging Gardens ({{Langx|ar|جنائن معلقة|translit=Janain mualaqa}}) is a 2022 drama film directed by Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji who co-wrote the screenplay with Margaret Glover. It is a co-production between Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Kingdom.{{cite news |last1=Lumholdt |first1=Jan |title=Review: Hanging Gardens |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/430342/ |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=Cineuropa |date=12 September 2022 |language=en}}

The film premiered in the Horizons section at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, and was the first Iraqi film ever to be selected by the Venice Festival.{{cite news |last1=Nasr |first1=Nahed |title=Film archaeologist |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/491309.aspx |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=Al-Ahram |date=7 March 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Abbatescianni |first1=Davide |title=Hanging Gardens: An endearing tale of Iraqi friendship |url=https://www.newarab.com/features/hanging-gardens-endearing-tale-iraqi-friendship |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=The New Arab |date=21 October 2022 |language=en}} It was later awarded best film at the 2022 Red Sea International Film Festival.{{cite news |last1=Sales Ross |first1=Rafa |title=Red Sea Film Festival Crowns ‘Hanging Gardens,’ Pledges to Continue to Support Arab Talent |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/red-sea-film-festival-hanging-gardens-1235454752/ |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=Variety |date=8 December 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Ide |first1=Wendy |date=12 December 2022 |title=‘Hanging Gardens’: Red Sea Review |language=en |work=Screen International |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/hanging-gardens-red-sea-review/5177365.article |access-date=18 April 2023}} It was selected as the Iraqi entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.{{cite news |last1=Bacchus |first1=Pandora |title="Hanging Gardens" represents Iraq in the competition for "Oscars". |url=https://www.dubaiweek.ae/hanging-gardens-represents-iraq-in-the-competition-for-oscars/ |access-date=4 October 2023 |work=Dubai Week |date=12 September 2023}}