Lions of Mesopotamia (2024)

Directed by

Lucian Read

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Iraqi soccer players from different warring sects join together to form a national team. They overcome the devastation of civil war to win the 2007 Asian Cup, and years later they look back on their improbable path to victory.

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