Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Zahed Haftlang was an Iranian boy who ran away from home to join the army. Najah Aboud was a 19-year-old Iraqi who had been conscripted to fight in the war, leaving behind his wife and son.
Both men fought in the devastating Iran-Iraq War, where Zahed found Najah critically injured in a bunker and decided to risk his own life to save him. Because of Zahed, Najah’s life was spared. Their lives diverged, and they didn’t see or hear from one another for 20 years—until one fateful day.
“He catched my hand from darkness, and moved me to light.
He was showing me the way"
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Chapters
▷ 00:00 - Introduction
▷ 01:30 - Reunited in Vancouver
▷ 09:44 - Trip to Iraq
▷ 12:34 - History of wars in Iraq
▷ 14:32 - Family news for Zahad
▷ 18:11 - Najah meets his sister
▷ 23:39 - Trip to Türkiye
▷ 28:60 - Search for the missing son
▷ 32:58 - Reunited in Basra
▷ 37:46 - The Iran-Iraq War
▷ 43:07 - I never see him again
▷ 47:00 - Last goodbyes
▷ 51:05 - Credits
#documentary #fulldocumentary #iran #iraq #war #isis #reunion #family #loss #humanity
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MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER premiered at the 2017 Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto. Zahed and Najah are two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq War who become blood brothers for life. 25 years after one saves the other’s life on the battlefield, they journey back into the heart of a region ravaged by war and ISIS.
Original title: My enemy, my brother
A film by Ann Shin
© 2017, Licensed by Sideways Film
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Zahed Haftlang was an Iranian boy who ran away from home to join the army. Najah Aboud was a 19-year-old Iraqi who had been conscripted to fight in the war, leaving behind his wife and son.
Both men fought in the devastating Iran-Iraq War, where Zahed found Najah critically injured in a bunker and decided to risk his own life to save him. Because of Zahed, Najah’s life was spared. Their lives diverged, and they didn’t see or hear from one another for 20 years—until one fateful day.
“He catched my hand from darkness, and moved me to light.
He was showing me the way"
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Chapters
▷ 00:00 - Introduction
▷ 01:30 - Reunited in Vancouver
▷ 09:44 - Trip to Iraq
▷ 12:34 - History of wars in Iraq
▷ 14:32 - Family news for Zahad
▷ 18:11 - Najah meets his sister
▷ 23:39 - Trip to Türkiye
▷ 28:60 - Search for the missing son
▷ 32:58 - Reunited in Basra
▷ 37:46 - The Iran-Iraq War
▷ 43:07 - I never see him again
▷ 47:00 - Last goodbyes
▷ 51:05 - Credits
#documentary #fulldocumentary #iran #iraq #war #isis #reunion #family #loss #humanity
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Subscribe to wocomoHUMANITY: goo.gl/5Sp36B
Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wocomo
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MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER premiered at the 2017 Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto. Zahed and Najah are two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq War who become blood brothers for life. 25 years after one saves the other’s life on the battlefield, they journey back into the heart of a region ravaged by war and ISIS.
Original title: My enemy, my brother
A film by Ann Shin
© 2017, Licensed by Sideways Film
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Documentaries about people and cultures from around the globe: wocomoHUMANITY offers high-quality content which is produced by leading production companies.
Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries:
▷ wocomoDOCS: youtube.com/wocomoDOCS
▷ wocomoWILDLIFE: youtube.com/wocomoWILDLIFE
▷ wocomoHISTORY: youtube.com/wocomoHISTORY
▷ wocomoTRAVEL: youtube.com/wocomoTRAVEL
▷ wocomoCOOK: youtube.com/wocomoCOOK
Wocomo HUMANITY is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.
