Baghdad Messi
INDEPENDENT FILMS • 18m
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...
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