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El Clasico

Panorama

A heartfelt, old-fashioned story about following your dreams

Screen Daily
  • Archive - Festival 32
  • Director: Halkawt Mustafa
  • Norway, Iraq 2015
  • 95 minutes
  • Kurdish, Arabic
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Alan is deeply in love with Gona. When he finally works up the courage to ask Gona’s father for her hand in marriage, his proposal is denied because of his small stature. Crushed by this verdict, Alan convinces his brother Shirwan, a huge Real Madrid fan, to join him on a mission to meet famed Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
With the hope that the attention of Ronaldo will change Gona’s father’s mind about their relationship, the two brothers hit the road and set out on an epic journey of self-discovery and adventure.
Filmography: Red Heart (2011).


  • Director Halkawt Mustafa
  • Production Halkawt Mustafa
  • Script Anders Fagerholt, Halkawt Mustafa
  • Cinematography Kjell Vassdal
  • Editing Inge-Lise Langfeldt
  • Music Inge-Lise Langfeldt
  • Festivals Tribeca (Best Cinematography Award), Dubai
  • Actors Wrya Ahmed, Dana Ahmed, Rozhin Sharifi, Kamaran Raoof
  • Source Norwegian Film Institute, Oslo

El Clasico