Samir was born in 1955 in Baghdad, Iraq. He is a producer and director, known for Baghdad in My Shadow (2019), Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection (2002) and Immer & ewig (1991).
Biography from IMDb.
- July 29, 1955 (71)
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Director, producer, writer, cinematographer and editor, also actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
What are Samir's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 5
Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous3
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Samir's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Samir's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
36 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Hirschfeld – The Unknown Known (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Solidarity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Miraculous Transformation of the Working Class Into Foreigners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Giacomettis(2023)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Baghdad in My Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Chris the Swiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Offshore: Elmer and the Swiss Bank Secrecy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Dawn(2014)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Iraqi Odyssey(2014)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Once I Entered in a Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Fraulein(2006)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Going Private(2006)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Snow White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
White Terror(2005)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all filmsTarifa Traffic: Death in the Straits of Gibraltar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Skinhead Attitude(2003)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Birdseye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Epsteins Nacht(2002)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Norman Plays Golf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Do It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
ID Swiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Projecziuns Tibetanas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Die Metzger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Angelique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Little Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Tödliche Schwesterliebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Babylon 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
(It Was) Just a Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Hiphop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Always & Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Filou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Morlove - Eine Ode für Heisenberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Schiefkörper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Stummfilm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Career shape
A full career of 33 titles from 1984 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Iraqi Odyssey (2014)
Highest rated
Skinhead Attitude (2003)
Most popular right now
White Terror (2005)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Samir's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Samir work with?
People who share at least 2 of Samir's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kathrin Plüss shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Daniel SchweizerShared titles: White Terror (2005), Skinhead Attitude (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Schweizer
Cinematographers and editors
- Kathrin PlüssShared titles: Dawn (2014), White Terror (2005), Skinhead Attitude (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Kathrin Plüss
- Pierre MennelShared titles: The Giacomettis (2023), Iraqi Odyssey (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre Mennel
- Lukas StrebelShared titles: Iraqi Odyssey (2014), Epsteins Nacht (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Lukas Strebel
- Piotr JaxaShared titles: Going Private (2006), White Terror (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Piotr Jaxa
Producers
- Urs AugstburgerShared titles: Iraqi Odyssey (2014), Fraulein (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Urs Augstburger
- Werner SchweizerShared titles: Iraqi Odyssey (2014), Skinhead Attitude (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Werner Schweizer
- Annette PisacaneShared titles: White Terror (2005), Skinhead Attitude (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Annette Pisacane