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1988

1988

They tried to suffocate a city with all its stories

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DramaHistoryWar

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In the winter of 1988, in the depths of the Iraq/Iran war, the border town of Halabja was attacked by chemical weapons with all its people and their different stories.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Kurdish

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

02 November 2023

Country

Iraq

Cast

Ayam Akram

Ayam Akram

Najmadin

Hamid Mirhaj Yosef

Hamid Mirhaj Yosef

Tolla

Qadir Jalal

Qadir Jalal

Omer Khawar

Shamal Abarash

Shamal Abarash

Mam Abdullah

Delnya Mohammadi

Delnya Mohammadi

Shilan

Zarya Sami

Zarya Sami

Akram

Bakir Salh

Bakir Salh

Salh

Nasrin Hassan

Nasrin Hassan

Ashna

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