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Section: In the Shadow of War
Children of God (2013)
Iraq, U.K., Netherlands, Hungary |
2013 |
10 min.
A young amputee boy bets his prized possessions, a series of football posters, on the girl’s team winning a battle-of-the-sexes football match in an attempt to gain the affections of his crush, their goalkeeper.
| Country | Iraq, U.K., Netherlands, Hungary |
|---|---|
| Year | 2013 |
| Duration | 10 min |
| Rating | - |
| Language | Arabic |
| Subtitle | Simultanneous translation into |
| Directed by | Ahmed Yassin |
| Screenplay | Ahmed Al-Daradji |
| Director of Photography | Najwan Ali |
| Edited by | Zainab Al-Hariri, Medoo Ali, Ahmed Yassin |
| Contact | Human Film |
Biography
Ahmed Yaseen Al-Daradji (1986) is a screenwriter and director who graduated from Baghdad University in audiovisual studies. He's worked as an editor and sound engineer for a satellite TV station. He has collaborated on the making of many films and has independently directed short films. He's currently studying at a film school in London where he also works in satellite TV. This film is a part of the set Iraqi Childhood.