Synopsis

A year ago, the war in Iraq commenced, culminating in the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime. With the dismantling of Saddam’s dictatorship, the international coalition, led by the United States, appeared to have secured an undeniable victory. Yet, the true work was only beginning. In *Tegenlicht*, a startling account unfolds of a year spent struggling for peace and reconstruction. It is a history marked by errors and cultural misunderstandings on the part of the coalition, resistance from the