Kick Off Kirkuk (2009)
1h 21m | PG-13
Inside a beat up stadium in Kirkuk, Iraq, live many refugees trying to escape Sadam Hussein's administration. Asu lives with his younger brother who has lost his legs from a landmine. Next door lives Hilin, who has not been able to express her feelings. One of the only sources of happiness for these people who live amid fear of poverty and bombings is soccer. Asu gathers together the Kurdish, Arabs and Turkish in order to hold a soccer match. Although they are of different races, they become close neighbors.
Director: Shawkat Amin Korki
Studio: NHK
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Shwan Attoof
as Aso
Omer Chawshin
as Mam Karim
Govar Anwar
as Sako
Rozhan Hama Jaza
as Helin
Salah Shex Mohammedi
as Mam Majid
Zhyan Ibrahim Khayat
as Helin's Mother