Kick Off
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Shawkat Amin Korki
Mohamad Hamed
Hamajagar Hilin
Govar Anwar
Shwan Atuf
Hamed Diyar
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Inside a beat up stadium in Kirkuk, Iraq, lives 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
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award and co-winner of the New Currents Award at the 2009 Pusan International Film Festival.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (New Currents) October 8-16, 2009.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (International Features) February 4-14, 2010.
35mm
color
Kurdish
