1988

1988

1988

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1988

"They tried to suffocate a city with all its stories"

2023

1h 20m

8.0(2 votes)

Drama

History

War

Overview

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.

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8 members

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Hamid Mirhaj Yosef

Tolla

Hamid Mirhaj Yosef

Acting

Delnya Mohammadi

Shilan

Delnya Mohammadi

Acting

Qadir Jalal

Omer Khawar

Qadir Jalal

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Shamal Abarash

Mam Abdullah

Shamal Abarash

Acting

Ayam Akram

Najmadin

Ayam Akram

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Zarya Sami

Akram

No Image

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Bakir Salh

Salh

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Nasrin Hassan

Ashna

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