The film director Qasim was born in the city of Basra in southern Iraq in the year 1940. He started in the theater and worked in journalism, television, radio, and theater. In 1966, he founded, along with some friends, the foundation "Afalam AlYawm," which produced the film "Al-Haris," for which he wrote the story and played the role of Qasim himself. The film was directed by the renowned artist Khalil Shouk. In 1970, he joined the ranks of the Palestinian resistance in Beirut, establishing a film unit and directing several films, including "Al-Nahr Al-Barid," "Bayyutna Al-Sagheera," "Limaathana Hamal Al-Silaah," and "Lan Tuskit Al-Banadiq." In 1976, he returned to Iraq and directed his documentary film "Al-Ahwar," followed by his first narrative film, "Bayut Fil Dhalik Al-Zakaq." He then left Iraq to live in exile.
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Kassem Hawal is een in Irak geboren filmregisseur en schrijver, bekend om zijn uitgebreide werk in politieke documentaires en de Palestijnse verzets cinema.
Hij staat bekend om het regisseren van belangrijke werken zoals Return to Haifa, The Cold River en Palestinian Identity.
Hij richtte in de jaren 70 een gespecialiseerde filmunit op bij het Palestijnse verzet in Beiroet en was medeoprichter van de Afalam Al Yawm stichting.
