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Drama inspired by true events. An Iraqi man is facing a tough choice: stay home and take care of his lonely mother or fight the terrorists attacking his region.

In March 2015, Hussein and his mother are building the house where he wants to live with his future wife once. Halfway through the construction, all men from his Iraqi village are summoned to fight as civil fighters against advancing terrorists. Short drama based on a true story in which a young man is not sure whether he should go to battle or stay home to care for his lonely mother.


Title: Laatste muur
Year: 2016
Duration : 21 minutes
Category: Short Feature
Edition: NFF 2016

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