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    Hussein Hassan Ali

    1974-06-13 (50 years old) in Duhok, Iraq

    Hussein Hassan Ali is a well-known director, writer, and actor from Kurdistan, Iraq. In 2006 he shot his first feature film “Narcissus Blossom” which was screened at the Panorama section at the 56th Internationale Film Festspiele Berlin and at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was awarded the Amnesty International Film Prize at the Berlinale. In 2009 Hassan Ali finished his second feature film as writer and director called “Herman” which premiered at Pusan International Film Festival. He directed 29 episodes of the Kurdish TV Drama “Dilan” for KurdSat in 2008. From 2009 to 2010 he directed ten episodes of the KurdSat TV-Drama “My Dream”. Although constantly working on his own film projects, Hassan Ali is also a successful actor. He played the leading role in Shawkat Amin Korki’s award-winning film “Crossing the Dust” (2006) as well as in Korki’s equally successful film “Memories on Stone” (2014). In the same year, he acted in Batin Ghobadi’s “Mardan” (2014) which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was the official “Oscar” suggestion for Iraq. Hassan’s film (2016) “Reseba: The Dark Wind” won several prestigious prizes, including UNESCO Award at the Asian Pacific Screen Awards, the Muhr Award at the Dubai International Film Fest (2016), and the FIPRESCI Prize at Dhaka International Film Festival (2017). In 2019 Hussein shot his first international project in the English language in the Finnish TV series “Peacemaker” streaming online now

    Movies

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    Baghdad Messi
    60 %|Aug 3, 2023
    Drama
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    The Rain Bride
    63 %|Dec 1, 2022
    Drama
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    The Exam
    73 %|Aug 25, 2021
    Drama
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    House Without Roof
    71 %|Jun 28, 2016
    Drama
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    Mardan
    53 %|Sep 6, 2014
    Drama, Mystery
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    Memories on Stone
    62 %|Jul 6, 2014
    Drama
    actor
    One Candle, Two Candles...
    0 %|Feb 21, 2014
    Comedy, Drama, Family
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    Crossing the Dust
    58 %|Dec 1, 2006
    Drama, War
    actor
    Narcissus Blossom
    0 %|Feb 12, 2006

    Series

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    Rain
    100 %|Feb 2, 2023
    Drama, Family
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    Peacemaker
    48 %|Sep 4, 2020
    Drama, War & Politics