Baghdad Messi

Iraq, 2009. Little Hamoudi (10) is totally obsessed with football. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the Champions League finale FC Barcelona-Manchester United. The long awaited clash between Messi and Ronaldo. But then Hamoudi's television breaks down...

Cast

Noor Al-Hoda

Mother

Ali Raad Al-Zaydawi

Hamoudi

Hayder Helo

Father

Abdulaziz Mohamed

Amir Yousef

Crew

Hendrik Verthé

Producer

Kobe van Steenberghe

Producer

Sahim Omar Kalifa

Director

Clips & Videos

Baghdad Messi | A Short Film by Sahim Omar Kalifa

DIFF 2012 - Baghdad Messi