<p>The talented Hamoudi (11) lives for football and his biggest dream is to one day be as good as his football hero Messi. When Hamoudi is involved in an attack one day, he wakes up badly injured in hospital. While his parents do all they can to keep the family safe, Hamoudi fights to achieve his dream after all.   </p>

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