the show is about 2003 Iraq and it's a
period piece
Baghdad central follows the story of
Inspector kafaja
who is an Iraqi police inspector who has
been summarily fired like all of the
Iraqi police officers after the US
invasion day see there will be war
not until early
the heart of the show is dis family and
this family that's been disbanded he
lost his wife to cancer
he lost his eldest son due to war
so how fuzzy it first shows up at the
green zone checkpoint with his daughter
Mirage you know Maru has a very serious
illness I mean she really does need
dialysis badly I would work looking for
them for as long as it takes to make you
well so he sends his of his daughter to
live with her aunt and uncle and she
goes missing and that's where we start
our story I'm not that father Nevada I
know you're not her father I am her
father in accepting the job to work for
temple in to work with in the Green Zone
he's really kind of put in between a
rock and a hard place I was really
excited to see that it was a perspective
that I had never seen before I've seen
the American perspective of the Iraq war
okay the British perspective the Iraq
war but we really haven't seen it from
the Iraqis it's an opportunity to tell a
story that's been to certain extent
suppressed to share in an exciting
thrilling way
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and in something like this which is
deeply political it's all about what you
don't see it's all about hidden currents
and so you have all these perspectives
coming together telling this great
compelling story with a really
surprising and exciting plot it's a
father finding his daughters and
reconnecting and that theme is something
I think that everybody can relate to
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I've heard enough of glorious era I said
let them come the Americans
my name is Willie D etre and I play
messin huddle Sivaji and doctor etc
my son Carla father used to work under
Saddam's regime and he was in the
Mahabharat like the Secret Service and
he basically had a very difficult life
in terms of what was happening in the
effects of the war politically but also
personally he's living at home with his
two daughters one of which is ill and
she's needs dialysis and then the other
daughter goes missing and that's where
we start the story it will mean change
at all needs to change
so the relationship he has with murrow's
is very interesting Maru has a very
serious illness I mean she really does
need dialysis badly he's really kind of
put in between a you know a rock in a
hard place in terms of accepting this
position to work with in the Green Zone
because that means his daughter gets
treatment that's urgently needed I
believe that men like you inspector
Arirang future how FAR's his
relationship with so son is a very
loving relationship but it's a it's a
relationship where the communication
isn't as easy he sees in her his
strengths but he also sees in her his
flaws and the passion the temper but
also the courage is really a beautiful
thing that he sees in socin it makes him
proud but at the same time it also
scares him she is young and
impressionable what is this for a talk
show me look inside yourself it's a
father finding his daughters and
reconnecting and that theme is something
I think that everybody can relate to
love of country love of family and where
those two kind of conflict with each
other and where they contradict each
other and where kafaja is such a
character where people can relate to as
he really does choose the the human
choice and he chooses something based on
the common humanity of everybody
so God
hi I'm Corey Stoll and I play Captain
John furrow D of the US military police
true story it's my boys that stand guard
over Baghdad Central Police Station and
it's my boys who deal with all the
that comes through the door he is just
about doing a job in keeping his men
safe and is really not interested in
anything more ideological or idealistic
beyond that respective kafaja
named captain Feraud e military police
pleasure is all his
that's a Kapaa g when my character first
meets kafaja he's completely dismissive
of the idea of bringing back Iraqi
inspectors I'm gonna go through the
charade of pretending that you're
involved here how do you want to do this
know the this will become an
Iraqi police led investigation
Captain John parodi who is very
skeptical of kafaja slowly realizes
kavagi is to decide to be on or to bet
on they team up in a surprising way
everybody out everybody
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a lot of the journey for parodi
throughout the series is one of letting
go of his real black and white view of
how to do his job and accepting kafaja
on your way inspector if anything might
help to talk to the driver Parodi and
temple played by birdy Carville it's a
great relationship because they they
really represent their sides to a tee
off pretty oh that's off
captain
they really have such a delicious mutual
contempt there's every time the the two
are in a room together that cannot help
but tear each other down
you think he's a dick - right what do
you think a temple a dick my
character represents the the American
side of the story the temples character
represents a the British side of the
story Frank your man here is spending
the day with me inspector kavagi has
work to do for me yes
no at his desk Here I am believing we're
all on the same team but nobody has the
whole story and it takes these
perspectives to really get a clear sense
of of what this world is
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are you sure you want to do this mooch
you're feeling well enough Bubba yes for
the tenth and last time we stopped
stressing
my name is Jelena May and I'm playing
the role of marushin in Baghdad central
you look beautiful today I'm worried he
can see that too of course you can see
it he's not blind aru's is the
personification of bravery she's a brave
girl you know she is suffering from
kidney failure and at no point that she
used that to gain sympathy you don't
have to stay power I want to stay they
have food
you've got South and the older sister
who tends to be kind of more the
rebellious of nature she's more
extroverted and then you've got the
kavagi who's just the father do you
think there will be war I hope not not
until I've eaten excess Rouge is the
more introvert which is more of the
reader she's more of the quieter one at
the relationship between maruzen her
father is is one of intrigue right there
things are quite flipped with these two
you're supposed to be fasting I'll make
just half a cup we see that dynamic you
know kavagi
comes to her with all his worries and he
tells the things that you know usually
dad's would kind of try and safeguard
their kids from so really it's a flip
she is the kind of the mother or somehow
stay away from the balcony they will see
you with your teeth the Imam or the
Americans God
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she's this 18 year old that's filled
with an old soul that's filled with so
much wisdom we can go back if you do
Bubba no
we have come this far so mirage is your
selfless soldier in this she is the
underdog
she's the the person that grows on you
she really does and she teaches you a
lot about human nature and humanity
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