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KICK OFF KIRKUK

Shawkat Amin Korki

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South Kurdistan (Başûr)

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2009

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81 min

Synopsis

Inside a beat-up stadium in Kirkuk, many refugees are living, trying to escape Saddam Hussein’s administration. Asu lives with his younger brother who has lost his legs from a landmine. Next door lives Hilin, who has been unable to express her feelings. One of the only sources of happiness for these people who live amid fear of poverty and bombings is soccer. Asu gathers together the different ethnic communities of Kirkuk to hold a soccer match. Although they are of different ethnicities, they become close neighbours

Credits

Directors

Shawkat Amin Korki

Producers

Shawkat Amin Korki, Hassan Ali

extra info

Original Titel

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Year

2009

Duration

81 min

Genre

Fiction

Country

South Kurdistan (Başûr)

Dialogue

Arabic, Kurdish (Central Kurdish), Turkish

Subtitles

English

AKFF Edition

AKFF 2025

Extra

After the screening a Q+A will take place with director Shawkat Amin Korki moderated by Reber Dosky.

Screenings

KICK OFF KIRKUK (CLASSIC)

Tickets & times

Saturday 10 May

17:15 –

19:06

Ketelhuis Zaal 1

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