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Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon
Baghdad Messi (2022)
Belgium |
2022 |
88 min.
Iraq. Hamoudi (11) lives for football and he dreams of being as outstanding as his hero Lionel Messi. One day, when he is unintentionally involved in an attack, he wakes up in hospital with only one leg. While his parents do everything to keep the family safe, Hamoudi fights to achieve his dream in spite of his injuries.
| Country | Belgium |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Duration | 88 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | Arabic, Kurdish |
| Subtitle | Czech, English |
| Directed by | Sahim Omar Kalifa |
| Screenplay | Kobe Van Steenberghe |
| Director of Photography | Anton Mertens |
| Edited by | Dorith Vinken |
| Contact | Wild Bunch International |
Biography
Belgian screenwriter and director of Kurdish origin. He studied at the Luca Art School in Brussels. He's directed short films and documentaries. His feature debut was the drama Zagros (2017), later making the film Baghdad Messi (2023) developed from a short film of the same name (2012).