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Two homeless Kurdish brothers see Superman in the town's first movie theatre and decide they are going to live with him in the US. It's a long, dangerous road in the hands of ruthless human smugglers.

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    • Author: Meztisho
    I saw "Bekas" on SVT (Swedish television) today when I had a meal at a pizzeria. I was so mesmerized by the visual language and the cleverness of story being told that I didn't want to leave even though I had finished of my plate.

    The plot, two orphans, six and nine years old, in the Kurdish parts of Iraq navigating through their daily life without any adult advisory or care. The short is told in a warm, loving and humorous manner, but lays bare the difficulties that street children experience in general, concerning poverty, trust, violence and education. The two young actors, Zamand Taha and Sarwar Fazil, put of a splendid performance. The movie reminded me in a way of City of God (Cidade de Deus).

    Well done Karzan Kader and Dramatiska Institutet.
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    • Author: tref
    First of all, it needs to be said that this is a half-hour short film from 5 years ago. This is not the full feature film that runs for over 90 minutes. The director here is Karzan Kader, a young filmmaker from Sweden, obviously with ethnic roots that fit the film's premise. This one is set in Iraq in the early 90s and tells us the story of 2 homeless brothers and their daily struggles. The new Superman movie is shown in their town and they are so impressed that they plan to go to the United States having no idea how far away they actually are. A complicated journey begins.

    This short film was turned into a full feature 2 years later with the same director and the same 2 actors playing the main characters. I watched that full feature over a year ago and it was certainly a good watch. I saw this short film today for the first time and it was equally good. The story is very similar. Basically all the scenes from the short film also appear in the long version and of course they added some more stuff, such as a girl character that the older brother falls in love with. I recommend both films. Kader did a nice job here and I hope he will make more films in the future. Thumbs up.
  • Credited cast:
    Zamand Taha Zamand Taha - Zana
    Sarwar Fazil Sarwar Fazil - Dana
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Rebwar Amin Rebwar Amin - Cinema owner
    Ahmad Azad Ahmad Azad - Fat boy
    Rebwar Hama Hawrami Rebwar Hama Hawrami - Taxi driver
    Sifa Kamran Sifa Kamran - Girl in the smugglers car
    Navzad Majid Navzad Majid - Donkey owner
    Adbulrahman Mohamad Adbulrahman Mohamad - Osman
    Bahzad Mohamad Bahzad Mohamad - Cinema guard
    Shirwan Mohamad Shirwan Mohamad - Jamal
    Shwan Mohamad Shwan Mohamad - Fat dad
    Khani Nabaz Khani Nabaz - Donkey kid
    Kamran Nury Kamran Nury - Dad in the smugglers car
    Ata Hama Salih Ata Hama Salih - Border guard
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