The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Inside a beat up stadium in Kirkuk, Iraq, live many refugees trying to escape Sadam Hussein's administration. Asu lives with his younger brother who has lost his legs from a landmine. Next door lives Hilin, who has not been able to express her feelings. One of the only sources of happiness for these people who live amid fear of poverty and bombings is soccer. Asu gathers together the Kurdish, Arabs and Turkish in order to hold a soccer match. Although they are of different races, they become close neighbors.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Mohammad Reza DarvishiOriginal Music Composer
- Shawkat Amin KorkiDirector
- Shawkat Amin KorkiWriter
Cast
- Shwan AttoofAso
- Omer ChawshinMam Karim
- Govar AnwarSako
- Rozhan Hama JazaHelin
- Salah Shex MohammediMam Majid
- Zhyan Ibrahim KhayatHelin's Mother
- Mohammed HamedDiyar
Stills
Themes
iraqfootball (soccer)bombingiraqi