Film · Drama

Kick Off (2009)

Inside a beat up stadium in Kirkuk, Iraq, live many refugees trying to escape Sadam Hussein's administration. Asu lives with his younger brother who has lost his legs from a landmine. Next door lives Hilin, who has not been able 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 Kurdish, Arabs and Turkish in order to hold a soccer match. Although they are of different races, they become close neighbors.

Director

Shawkat Amin Korki

Writers

Shawkat Amin Korki

Country

Iraq

Language

Kurdish

Release date

October 10, 2009

Original title

شوێنێک بۆ یاری