Baghdad Messi (2023)
1h 28m
Running Time
August 3, 2023Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Baghdad Messi is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Stan
Streaming in:🇦🇺 Australia
Cast & Crew.
Atheer Adel
Kadhim
Zahraa Ghandour
Salwa
Hussein Hassan Ali
Bahoz
Saman Mustefa
Soldier / Second Assistant Director
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
Ruth Mellaerts
Writer
Younis Ahmed
Jassim
Avan Jamal
Unity Security Crew
Anais Boelicke
American VIP
Kamiran Betasi
Fighter
Rowal Navgundî
Fighter
Dorith Vinken
Editor
Sahim Omar Kalifa
Director / Story
Hendrik Verthé
Producer
Kobe van Steenberghe
Producer / Screenplay
Anton Mertens
Cinematography
Frédéric Vercheval
Music
Mehmet Aktaş
Line Producer
Mohammed Alghadhban
Associate Producer
Nabil Ben Yadir
Co-Producer
Roj Hajo
Executive Producer
Elise Van Marcke
Executive Producer
Mohanad Hayal
Co-Producer
Benoît Roland
Co-Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Baghdad Messi (Arabic: ميسي بغداد) is a 2023 drama film directed by Sahim Omar Kalifa and with a screenplay by Kobe Van Steenberghe from a story by Kobe Van Steenberghe and Ruth Mallaerts. It is about an Iraqi boy who, after losing his leg in a terrorist attack, will fight to continue enjoying his passion: soccer. It is based on the 2012 short film of the same name by the same director. It is a co-production between Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Iraq.
It was selected as the Iraqi entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.