Baghdad Messi

1h 28m
Drama
7.3

The talented Hamoudi is an 11-year-old boy with a passion for soccer and an ultimate dream to one day reach the level of his idol Lionel Messi. The day Hamoudi is caught in a horrific suicide attempt, he wakes up severely injured in a hospital. As his parents struggle to keep the family safe, Hamoudi is determined to fight for his shattered dream.

Cast

Atheer Adel
Kadhim
Zahraa Ghandour
Salwa
Hussein Hassan Ali
Bahoz
Saman Mustefa
Soldier
Errol Trotman-Harewood
Duncan
Revend Zayd
Soldier
Christian Renson
John
Adil Abdulrahman
Osman
Bangen Ali
Check point soldier
Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah
Hamoudi
Safa Najem
Mirjem
Ibrahim Hashim
Yakoub
Ibrahim Hashim
Ali
Younis Ahmed
Jassim
Avan Jamal
Unity Security Crew
Anais Boelicke
American VIP
Kamiran Betasi
Fighter
Rowal Navgundî
Fighter

Crew

Sahim Omar Kalifa
Director, Story
Kobe van Steenberghe
Screenplay, Producer
Anton Mertens
Cinematography
Saman Mustefa
Second Assistant Director
Roj Hajo
Executive Producer
Elise Van Marcke
Executive Producer
Hendrik Verthé
Producer
Mohammed Alghadhban
Associate Producer
Nabil Ben Yadir
Co-Producer
Mohanad Hayal
Co-Producer
Benoît Roland
Co-Producer
Chantal van der Horst
Co-Producer
Mehmet Aktaş
Line Producer
Yves Van de Paer
Line Producer
Frédéric Vercheval
Music

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