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Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Shwan Attoof
Shwan Attoof
Aso
Shwan Attoof
Aso


Omer Chawshin
Omer Chawshin
Mam Karim
Omer Chawshin
Mam Karim
Govar Anwar
Govar Anwar
Sako
Govar Anwar
Sako
Rozhan Hama Jaza
Rozhan Hama Jaza
Helin
Rozhan Hama Jaza
Helin


Salah Shex Mohammedi
Salah Shex Mohammedi
Mam Majid
Salah Shex Mohammedi
Mam Majid


Zhyan Ibrahim Khayat
Zhyan Ibrahim Khayat
Helin's Mother
Zhyan Ibrahim Khayat
Helin's Mother
Mohammed Hamed
Mohammed Hamed
Diyar
Mohammed Hamed
Diyar
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