Baghdad Messi
6.6
The talented Hamoudi is an 11-year-old boy with a passion for soccer and an ultimate dream to one day reach the level of his idol Lionel Messi. The day Hamoudi is caught in a horrific suicide attempt, he wakes up severely injured in a hospital. As his parents struggle to keep the family safe, Hamoudi is determined to fight for his shattered dream.
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Cast
10 people
Atheer Adel
Kadhim
Known for
Homeland
Nobel
Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah
Hamoudi
Zahraa Ghandour
Salwa
Also in
The Journey
Baghdad in My Shadow
Safa Najem
Mirjem
Also in
Five O'clock
Adil Abdulrahman
Osman
Known for
My Sweet Pepper Land
Hussein Hassan Ali
Bahoz
Also in
Peacemaker
The Exam
Ibrahim Hashim
Yakoub
Also in
Ordem
Ordem
Yakob Ferman
Ali
No other roles listed
Younis Ahmed
Jassim
Errol Trotman-Harewood
Duncan
Known for
Deutschland
The Internship
Sahim Omar Kalifa Director · Kobe van Steenberghe Writer Ruth Mellaerts Writer
First release January 28, 2023 · Produced in Belgium, Iraq, Netherlands · Languages Arabic, Kurdish
Production
10.80 Films
Production
Rola Productions
Production
A Team Productions
Production
Column Film
Production
mîtosfilm
Production
Belgium · Iraq · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Kurdish
Release dates
Belgium · January 28, 2023
Premiere · Filmfestival Oostende
Netherlands · August 3, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Bulgaria
October 6, 2025 · Premiere · OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Bulgarian Edition
China
June 10, 2023 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Germany
September 25, 2023 · Premiere · SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience
India
December 15, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Kerala
Iraq
February 23, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Luxembourg
March 5, 2023 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Ukraine
September 6, 2025 · Premiere · OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition
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