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1988
“They tried to suffocate a city with all its stories”
8.0 / 10• 2023• 1h 20m•NR• Kurdish
DramaHistoryWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Hamid Mirhaj Yosef
Tolla
Lead
Delnya Mohammadi
Shilan
Qadir Jalal
Omer Khawar
Shamal Abarash
Mam Abdullah
Ayam Akram
Najmadin
ZS
Zarya Sami
Akram
BS
Bakir Salh
Salh
NH
Nasrin Hassan
Ashna
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hezhwan Zendi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. 1988 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
