Baghdad Messi

Name: Baghdad Messi
Genre: Drama
Cast: Hayder Helo, Ali Raad Al-Zaydawi, Noor Al-Hoda, Abdulaziz Mohamed, Amir Yousef

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Baghdad Messi

2012

19m

Drama

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As a 10-year-old boy who is obsessed with soccer awaits the Champions League final, his television breaks before the match begins.

Frank J. Avella

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Dec 19, 2024

B-

In 2014 Sahim Omar Kalifa’s short film, Bagdad Messi made the Oscar shortlist. Now, a decade later he’s expanded and adapted it into a feature resulting in a gripping and quite moving story...

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Sahim Omar Kalifa

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Hayder Helo

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Ali Raad Al-Zaydawi

Hamoudi

Noor Al-Hoda

Mother

Abdulaziz Mohamed

Yakoub

Amir Yousef

Ali

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As a 10-year-old boy who is obsessed with soccer awaits the Champions League final, his television breaks before the match begins.

Director: Sahim Omar Kalifa
Producer: Kobe Van Steenberghe, Hendrik Verthe
Screenwriter: Sahim Omar Kalifa, Kobe Van Steenberghe
Production Co: uFilm, A Team Productions, Umedia
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 7, 2016
Runtime: 19m

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