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.
Amal
«Абу Навас» – уютное лондонское кафе рядом с мечетью салафитов, здесь встречаются люди с различными философиями и стилями жизни. Но Тауфик, поэт-коммунист, сбежавший из Багдада, вынужден беспомощно наблюдать, как его племянник начинает меняться под влиянием радикального исламистского проповедника, что переворачивает жизнь каждого с ног на голову.
Sara
Сара готовится совершить теракт, взорвав себя на вокзале, однако с ней знакомится бабник по имени Салам, который кардинально меняет её взгляды на жизнь.
Director
Born in the home of a Baghdad midwife, actor/director Zahraa witnessed violence against women from early on. Now she’s pointing the camera in search for a lost girl and to confront lifelong shame and fear alongside three exceptional women in her life.
Director
An experimental short film that expresses a subjective experience during quarantine and was made as an attempt to find ourselves while living an ongoing semi-isolated life. Dream-like imagery reflects our thoughts and slow paced lifestyle, and connects our isolated reality to the seemingly distant world we see in the media – one where many women have spent their entire lives in a compulsory quarantine as a result of unfair social systems.
