2009 AFI Dallas Film Festival - Kassim: The Dream
March 29
(USA, 2008, 87 mins)
HDCam
Directed By: Kief Davidson
Kassim “The Dream” Ouma is the 2004 IBF Junior Middleweight champion of the world and a former Ugandan child soldier who was abducted into a rebel army at the age of six.
Kassim brings his painful personal history into the ring with him every time he fights. His wartime experiences in Africa still gnaw at his conscience. He tries to reclaim his past by seeking a military pardon from the president and government responsible for his abduction as a child. Kassim isn’t asking for anything more than a safe return to the country he fled, but the government says if he returns home, he will be tried for desertion and, if found guilty, executed.
Director Kief Davidson and executive producer Forest Whitaker give us an intimate portrait of a captivating and charismatic young athlete feels compelled to transform a legacy of sorrow into hope and inspiration.
Information from the festival's website
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Drink Specials:
- Dave & Buster's: 9 pm - 11 pm: 1/2 off wells and cocktails, $1 off drafts and wine
- Sharky's: 12 pm - 7 pm: $3 wells, $2.50 longnecks, $1.75 drafts
- Sherlock's Pub: 11 am - 2 am: $2 select domestic drafts, $2.25 premium domestic drafts, $2 wells, $2.50 house wine, $2.50 select calls, $3 super calls, $7 select domestic pitchers, $8 premium domestic pitchers
- Nai Bar & Grill: 3 pm - 7 pm: $3 apple martinis, $3 wells & $2 beer
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