In this youth film, the talented Hamoudi (11) from Baghdad works hard at fulfilling his dream to become a pro football player. But then, being one of the victims of a suicide attack, he wakes up in hospital seriously injured
Baghdad, 2009. The talented Hamoudi (11) lives for football. During a junior match, the boy gets seriously injured in a horrible suicide attack. When he wakes up in hospital, he has lost one leg and all his future dreams. While his parents try to provide safety for their family, Hamoudi tries to keep his passion for football alive. The Belgian-Kurdish director Sahim Omar Kalifa (Zagros) based this youth drama on personal experiences.
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A Team Productions
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The Searchers
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Column Film
10.80 Films
10.80 Films
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