Children’s Game #19: Haram Football (2017)
In August 2017, during the final phase of the Fatah (Conquest) Operation, the Iraqi Army pushed Islamic State combatants back from the east bank of the Tigris River in Mosul. With the support of Baghdad’s Ruya Foundation, Francis Alÿs had been working with the inhabitants of the border region between Iraq and Syria, embedded with the armed forces fighting the Islamist militias. On the west bank of the Tigris, which had just been liberated from Daesh control, Alÿs documented a peculiar street game that he had heard of on a previous trip: a soccer game played without a ball, but with great skill, imagination and resistance by a group of young people, in defiance of the barbarous impositions of the Islamic State, an expression of passion and creativity that these young people were more than willing to reenact in front of the camera.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Children’s Game #19: Haram Football about?
- In August 2017, during the final phase of the Fatah (Conquest) Operation, the Iraqi Army pushed Islamic State combatants back from the east bank of the Tigris River in Mosul. With the support of Baghdad’s Ruya Foundation, Francis Alÿs had been working with the inhabitants of the border region between Iraq and Syria, embedded with the armed forces fighting the Islamist militias. On the west bank of the Tigris, which had just been liberated from Daesh control, Alÿs documented a peculiar street game that he had heard of on a previous trip: a soccer game played without a ball, but with great skill, imagination and resistance by a group of young people, in defiance of the barbarous impositions of the Islamic State, an expression of passion and creativity that these young people were more than willing to reenact in front of the camera.
- Who directed Children’s Game #19: Haram Football?
- Children’s Game #19: Haram Football was directed by Francis Alÿs.
- How long is Children’s Game #19: Haram Football?
- Children’s Game #19: Haram Football has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).
- What genre is Children’s Game #19: Haram Football?
- Children’s Game #19: Haram Football is a Documentary film.
- Where was Children’s Game #19: Haram Football produced?
- Children’s Game #19: Haram Football was produced in Iraq.