Kingdom of Garbage
Ajyal Competition
Yasir Kareem / Short Narrative / Iraq, Netherlands, United States of America, United Kingdom / 2015 / 9 min / Colour / DCP2K
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Drama, Middle Eastern, Social Issues, Family
MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Synopsis
Zahraa, a young Iraqi girl, watches her peers walk to school in the morning and dreams of joining them. Orphaned and terribly poor, however, she cannot afford a uniform. To make ends meet, Zahraa and her brother, Hassan, scour a garbage dump for goods to sell. Is a better life possible? Steeped in realism, ‘Kingdom of Garbage’ gives voice to the children displaced by the ongoing conflict in Iraq.
Credits
- Director
- Yasir Kareem
- Screenwriter
- Yasir Kareem
- Producer
- Mohamed Al-Daradji
- Editor
- Yasir Karim, Zainab Al-Hariri
- Music
- Kad Achouri
- Cinematographer
- Ayman Al-Amiri
- Production Company
- Human Film
- Cast
- Yakeen Hussein, Salam Husham, Mustafa Husham