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Hussein Hassan Ali

Hussein Hassan Ali

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

Personal information

Birthday

1974-06-13

Birth Place

Duhok, Iraq

Movies and TV shows :

Baghdad Messi

Baghdad Messi

2023

6.0

Movie
Crossing the Dust

Crossing the Dust

2006

5.8

Movie
House Without Roof

House Without Roof

2016

7.1

Movie
Mardan

Mardan

2014

5.3

Movie
Memories on Stone

Memories on Stone

2014

6.2

Movie
Narcissus Blossom

Narcissus Blossom

2006

0.0

Movie
One Candle, Two Candles...

One Candle, Two Candles...

2014

0.0

Movie
poster

Peacemaker

2020

4.8

TV
poster

Rain

2023

10.0

TV
The Exam

The Exam

2021

7.3

Movie
The Rain Bride

The Rain Bride

2022

5.5

Movie