Director · Born 1980
Sahim Omar Kalifa
A Kurdish director living in Belgium: from a shepherd who follows his wife to Europe to a boy who has lost a leg but not his love of football.
- 2
- films in the guide
- 2017–2023
- years
A Kurdish director based in Belgium. Zagros follows a shepherd who goes after his wife to Belgium, torn between his love and his family’s suspicions. He turned his short Baghdad Messi into a feature about a boy who loses a leg in an attack and refuses to give up football.
Sources and information · 17.10.2026
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