Complex sentence: The Cinema of Iraq or Iraqi cinema has always been existent but went through a downfall under Saddam Hussein's regime, yet the development of film and film-going in Iraq reflects the drastic historical shifts that Iraq has experienced in the 20th century.
Split into simpler sentences: The Cinema of Iraq or Iraqi cinema went through a downturn under Saddam Hussein's regime. The development of film and film-going in Iraq reflects the drastic historical shifts that Iraq has experienced in the 20th century.