Azima Tawfiq, Iraq's first leading lady. 

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Narrated by her great-granddaughter, this documentary follows the life and career of Azima Tawfiq throughout the 1940s-1950s, highlighting her impact of being the first Iraqi actress in an Iraqi production, as well as the struggles and stereotypes she acclaimed as a woman in the entertainment industry in the Middle East during that period. Widely known for her role of Alia in Alia and Issam (1948), Azima is a focal figure in Iraqi cinema history.

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