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Baghdad Messi (DVD) (*)

$24.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Arabic ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Arabic ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
18 min + 17 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
United Arab Emirates ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Sahim Omar Kalifa

Written By:
Kobe Van Steenberghe
Sahim Omar Kalifa

Actors:
Ali Raad Al-Zaydawi ..... Hamoudi
Hayder Helo ..... Father
Noor Al-Hoda ..... Mother
Abdulaziz Mohamed ..... Yakoub
Amir Yousef ..... Ali
Majid Hameed ..... Jassim
Mahir Abdullah ..... Madhi
Naima Abdo ..... Woman at village
Raad Said ..... owner TV room
Wail Fishkhaboury ..... owner TV shop
Mohamed Khalil ..... Owner tea room
Khalid Fishkhaboury ..... Customer tea room
Harsel Fishkhaboury ..... Dead man in Baghdad
Serkaut Mustafa ..... Shooter in Baghdad
Raad Baghdady ..... Shooter in Baghdad

Synopsis:

Iraq, 2009. Ten-year-old Hamoudi has only one leg but is crazy about football. Like the rest of the world, he and his friends look forward to the Champions League Finale between Barcelona and Manchester United. But then the TV crashes.
EXTRA's:
-Short film: ' Land of the Heroes' (Sahim Omar Kalifa - 2010 - 17 min)
Iraq, 1988. In a land devastated by war, Dileer and his sister want to watch cartoons on television, but that turns out to be more difficult than expected.
-Interview with Sahim Omar Kalifa about his life and work

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 21 May, 2015.