In a half-destroyed Iraqi football stadium, refugees live in a hastily assembled shantytown. Aso, an idealistic young man, arranges a football match between the Kurdish and Iraqi boys of the camp, in the hope of cheering up his younger brother (and impressing his beautiful neighbour, Hilin). But when the big day rolls around, unforeseen tragedy strikes. This is the second film directed by Shawkat Amin Korki and is based on real events in Iraq.
Plus Short Film/ Grill (12A)
Dir Sarbast Raza Garmiany/IR 2010/10 mins/Kurdish wEng ST
A young woman witnesses a suicide outside her village, when she returns she tries to tell people what has happened – but no one at home cares and her news is ignored.