37th edition
18-26 january 2025

Maradona's Legs

Ijrain Maradona

Firas Khoury

Image Maradona's Legs
GermanyPalestinian Territory, Occupied
2019 Fiction 23 min
In a Palestinian village during the 1990 World Championship Rafat (11) and Fadel (7), diehard Brazil Fans, are looking for “Maradona's legs”; the last missing sticker that they need in order to complete their world cup album and win an Atari.
With : Faris Abbas, Ayoub Abu Hamad, Ali Suliman
Screenplay : Firas KhouryImage : Christian MarohlEditing : Marwen El-Hechkel, Heike ParpliesMusic : Faraj Sul
Production : Zorana Musikic, May Odeh
Firas Khoury is an award winning upcoming Palestinian screen writer and director. He graduated from the University of Tel Aviv with a BFA in Film. Alongside his directorial activity, Khoury is committed to disseminating Palestinian films and training young people. He is a founding member of Group “Falastinema”, which develops film workshops and presents screenings throughout Palestine. He is currently working on his first feature film The Flag.