ميسي بغداد · 2012

Baghdad Messi

Sahim Omar Kalifa · 19 min · Belgium

Iraq, 2009. Little Hamoudi (10) is totally obsessed with football. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the Champions League finale FC Barcelona-Manchester United. The long awaited clash between Messi and Ronaldo. But then Hamoudi's television breaks down... Short film, not to be confused with the 2023 feature film.

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Budget

US$90

Production companies

uFilm, Dubai Media and Entertainment Organisation, A Team Productions

Cast

• Noor Al-Hoda

  Mother

• Ali Raad Al-Zaydawi

  Hamoudi

• Hayder Helo

  Father

• Abdulaziz Mohamed

• Amir Yousef