IRKALLA - GILGAMESH'S DREAM
synopsis
In Baghdad's streets, Chum-Chum, a diabetic and dreamy nine-year-old, believes the Tigris hides a gate to Irkalla, the underworld where he can revive his lost parents – an idea sparked by the legend of Gilgamesh. As his friend Moody is pulled into a militia plot, Chum-Chum must choose between myth and truth.
| international title: | Irkalla - Gilgamesh's Dream |
| original title: | Irkalla Hulm Jijiljamish |
| country: | Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, France, United Kingdom, South Africa |
| year: | 2025 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Mohamed Al-Daradji |
| film run: | 109' |
| screenplay: | Mohamed Al-Daradji, Karim Traidia, Shahad Ameen, Hasan Falih |
| cast: | Youssef Husham Al-Thahabi, Hussein Raad Zuwayr, Samar Kazem Jawad, Ameer Jabarah, Lojin Star Naimal |
| cinematography by: | Saed Nikzat, Mohamed Al-Daradji, Salam Salman |
| film editing: | Mathilde Muyard |
| art director: | Chris Richmond, Ali Saad |
| music: | Mike Kourtzer, Fabien Kourtzer |
| producer: | Mohamed Al-Daradji |
| co-producer: | Hélène Cases, Salam Salman, Talal Adel Al Asmani |
| production: | Human Film, Lionceau Films, Iraqi Independent Film Center (IQ), Image Nation Abu Dhabi (AE), Biet Ameen (ZA) |
