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Coming-of-age drama set in early ‘90s Iraq during Saddam Hussein’s regime, following two young homeless Kurdish brothers who decide to...
Coming-of-age drama set in early ‘90s Iraq during Saddam Hussein’s regime, following two young homeless Kurdish brothers who decide to journey to America after being inspired by Richard Donner’s Superman. But first, they need passports, money and a donkey called Michael Jackson.
The story is expanded from Sweden-based filmmaker Karzan Kader's own 2010 award-winning short film.
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"Coming-of-age drama set in early ‘90s Iraq during Saddam Hussein’s regime, following two young homeless Kurdish brothers who decide to journey to America after being inspired by Richard Donner’s Superman. But first, they need passports, money and a donkey called Michael Jackson."
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Flicks
Flicks"Kurdish-born, Swedish-based helmer Karzan Kader expands the idea behind his award-winning short “Bekas” into a homonymous feature, but padding out the story ends up detracting from the charm."
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Variety
VarietyBekas | Details
- Rating
- M, Offensive language
- Runtime
- 97
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Sweden, Finland, Iraq
