JoeandAnthony Russoare having quite the year withAvengers: Endgame, but their success with the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that much sweeter watching them take that experience and the influence it affords them to projects that might not make it to the big screen otherwise. The duo serves as producers onMosul, a movie based on aNew Yorkeressay byLuke Mogelsoncovering the situation in war-torn Mosul. The film puts the spotlight on a Ninevah SWAT team lead bySuhail Dabbachas Major Jasem as they fight to end the bloodshed in their homeland.
WithMosulcelebrating its North American Premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, the Russos and executive producerMohamed Al-Daradjiswung by the Collider Lounge to talk about their experience making a film that, as Al-Daradji put it, made history in American cinema. Give the video at the top of this article a watch to hear why they chose first time feature directorMatthew Michael Carnahanto helm the film, the biggest misconceptions about Mosul they’re eager to clarify and what it means to the Russos to work on all sorts of films fromEndgametoMosuland beyond.
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You can find a full breakdown of the interview and the official TIFF synopsis forMosulbelow:
Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mohamed Al-Daradji:
Kawa (Adam Bessa), a 21-year-old police officer, barely survives a firefight. When the smoke clears he meets the men who saved his life, the Nineveh SWAT, led by Jasem (Suhail Dabbach). Kawa’s own uncle was recently killed by ISIS. He joins the group, though they’ve been reduced to just a dozen men with three Humvees and a surplus of cigarettes. Before his first day with Nineveh SWAT is over, Kawa will witness the rescue of a child and the death of several colleagues, take revenge on a man who betrayed him, and participate in the ambush of an ISIS stronghold.
