1988

Nov 2, 2023

1h 20m

★ 8.0

They tried to suffocate a city with all its stories

Overview

In the winter of 1988, in the depths of the Iraq/Iran war, the border town of Halabja was attacked by chemical weapons with all its people and their different stories.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

Nalia Media

1988 Trailers

Cast

Tolla

Hamid Mirhaj Yosef

Shilan

Delnya Mohammadi

Omer Khawar

Qadir Jalal

Mam Abdullah

Shamal Abarash

Najmadin

Ayam Akram

Akram

Zarya Sami

Salh

Bakir Salh

Ashna

Nasrin Hassan

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