Bad Hunter

Synopsis

Young man Bahoz goes hunting in rural Kurdistan. He witnesses the rape of a young woman by an older man. He chases the man away and helps the woman to mend her clothes so she can conceal the rape from her family. That evening, Bahoz receives an unexpected visit …

Director Biography

Sahim Omar Kalifa was born in 1980 in Kurdistan - Iraq. He came to Belgium in 2001, where he worked as an interpreter and whilst studying Audiovisual Arts at the University of Art and Design Sint-Lukas Brussels. In 2008 he got Master degree as film director. With his successful graduation short film Nan he won a wildcard (60.000 euro - Best Student Film) from the Flemish Audiovisual Fund and could make his first professional short film Land of the Heroes. With his last 2 short movies Land of the heroes and Baghdad Messi he got a huge success, till now received 67 international Awards and selected for more than 300 festivals.