Baghdad Messi

Baghdad Messi

7.0
2012
0h 19m
Released
DramaWar

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... Short film, not to be confused with the 2023 feature film.

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Director: Sahim Omar Kalifa

Cast: Noor Al-Hoda, Ali Raad Al-Zaydawi, Hayder Helo, Abdulaziz Mohamed, Amir Yousef

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