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Bekas

Bekas

The American Dream is waiting just around the corner.

20127.51h 37m

Overview

Two shoeshiner homeless brothers named Zana and Dana live on the edge of survival. They catch a glimpse of Superman through a hole in the wall at the local cinema and decide that they want to go to America in order to meet Superman.

Directed by Karzan Kader
Written by Karzan Kader
Produced by Sandra Harms
Box OfficeBudget: $2.2MRevenue: $479K

Top Cast

Z

Zamand Taha

Zana

S

Sarwar Fazil

Dana

D

Diya Mariwan

Helliya

S

Suliman Karim Mohamad

Baba Shalid

R

Rahim Hussen

Mama Hama

A

Abdulrahman Mohamad

Osman

S

Shirwan Mohamad

Jamal

B

Bahadin Halabjai

Ali

N

Nawzad Majid

Hagi Alan

Bakir Mustafa

Bakir Mustafa

Professor Rizgar

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Themes & Keywords

brother brother relationshiphomeless childfutebolguerra do curdistão iraquianoórfão

About Bekas

Bekas is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of brother brother relationship, homeless child, futebol, guerra do curdistão iraquiano, órfão. Directed by Karzan Kader, it stars Zamand Taha, Sarwar Fazil, Diya Mariwan. Two shoeshiner homeless brothers named Zana and Dana live on the edge of survival. They catch a glimpse of Superman through a hole in the wall at the local cinema and decide that they want to go to America in order to meet Superman.

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