Yosef (seated, center) in 'Pinball' ITVS/Grey Is Good The U.S. invasion of Iraq killed an untold number of people, possibly hundreds of thousands, and drove nine million Iraqis out of their country, dispersed to the four corners of the Earth. Among those who fled were Mohammed Al Windawi, his wife and two small children - Yosef, then aged four, and his younger sister Azraa. They made it to Jordan first, then settled in Egypt, then uprooted again for life in America as refugees - in Louisville, KY.
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Young Iraqi Immigrant's Story Told In 'Pinball,' Doc At True/False
March 8, 2026
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