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Plot

During the fall of Saddam in 2003, two Kurds, Azad and Rashid are looking for the parents of an Arab boy named Saddam. At the same time the boy's parents are looking for him everywhere, worried because his name is now taboo. All the attempts of the two Kurds to get rid of the child fail: neither the Americans nor clerics at the mosque want him. Little Saddam begins to become a real problem. Azad overcomes ethnic differences and tries to help the boy find his parents, much to the objections of Rashid, whose family was wiped out by Iraqi troops under Saddam during the anti-Kurdish campaign in the 1980s. Azad is killed while trying to protect the boy from Saddam's troops, who want to take him back. Rashid puts aside his animosity and carries on with the task of helping the boy find his parents.


Cast

* Adil Abdolrahman * Ayam Akram * Hussein Hassan * Ahlam Najat * Aba Rash * Rizgar Sedi


Awards

* Best Director, Silver Screen Award,
Singapore International Film Festival The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform for ...
, 2007. * First Feature Award, 9th
Osian Film Festival Osian's-Cinefan is one of Asia's leading film-festival devoted to Asian and Arab cinema, and is part of ''Osian's Film House Division''. The festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in July 2008. After a two-year break, the 12th staging of the fe ...
, New Delhi, 2007. * Golden Alhambra at 1st Granada (Cines Del Sur) IFF, (Spain) 2007 * bronze Alhambra at 1st Granada (Cines Del Sur) IFF, (Spain) 2007 * Critic (Netpak) Award at 20th Singapore IFF 2007 * Golden Hanoman as best film at 2nd Jogja Asia Netpak IFF – Indonesia 2007 * Special Mention at 11 Tallinn Black Nights International Film festival 2007 * Nominee for achievement in Directing at Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2002 * Bronze prize at 5th Masqat International film Festival – Oman 2008 * Best film Award at Perspective film festival – Antwerpen, Belgium 2007 * Gran prix at Arte Mare film festival - France 2008


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* 2006 films 2006 drama films Kurdish films English-language Kurdish films Kurdish-language films 2000s Arabic-language films 2006 multilingual films {{2000s-drama-film-stub