Synopsis
During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys are looking for “Maradona’s legs” - the last missing sticker that they need in order to complete their world cup album and win a free Atari.
Director: Firas Khoury
Producer: ODEH Films
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Countries: Palestine, Germany
Duration: 23 min
2019
Firas Khoury is a Palestinian scriptwriter and director who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in cinema. Khoury’s filmography includes several short films, including the award-winning Seven Days in Deir Bulus (2007) and Yellow Mums (2010). These films were shown at festivals around the world and on TV channels. In 2019, he directed Maradona’s Legs, a short film that received the Robert Bosch Stiftung Film Prize as well as the Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg support. The film was screened at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. He also taught cinematic expression at the Freedom Theatre's School of Cinema in Jenin Refugee Camp, the University of Nazareth, Al Mashghal Arab Center for Arts & Culture in Haifa, and in Tunisia. Khoury is a co-founder of Group Falastinema, which organizes film workshops and screenings across Palestine.