
Xatar’s way from the ghetto to the top of the charts is as dramatic as it is daring. From the hell of an Iraqi jail, Giwar Hajabi emigrated to Germany as a young boy with his family in the mid-1980s and has to start right at the bottom. There are opportunities, but far more obstacles. Giwar’s rise from petty criminal to major dealer is swift. Until one shipment goes missing. In order to clear his debts with the cartel, he plans a legendary gold heist. But just as everything goes wrong, another door opens for Giwar thanks to his passion for music …

as Giwar Hajabi

as Ali Brecher

as Rasal Hajabi

as Mullah

as Leila

as Ali Brecher

as Murat

as Gymnasiast

as Sidar

as Prolet

as Mathelehrer

as Hausmeister

as Cem

as Miran

as Gymnasiast

as Dieter

as Ahmedo

as Rainer

as Mädchen

as Basketballer

as Peter

as Uncle Yero

as Shirin

as Maestro

as Nachbar

as Zanina

as Walid

as Samy

as Baba

as Raif

as Guard 1

as Guard 2

as Jamal

as Brave Violinist

as Peshmerga

as Young Woman in Village

as Border Police Iraq

as Prison Guard Samawa

as Officer Samawa

as Driver Samawa

as Servant

as Dr. Zinar

as Harun Shikak

as Sophia Botz

as Giwar Hajabi (Teenager)

as Samy (Teenager)

as Xal

as SSIO

as Employee Conservatorium

as Security

as Mike

as Waiter

as Yero's Man

as Yero's Man

as Yero's Man

as Yero's Man

as Yero's Man

as Surinamese

as Lecturer

as Özcan

as Joyce

as Schwester Ewa

as Trader Cem

as The Big One

as The Blond Steward

as Next of Kin

as Gerhard Schneider

as Autobahn Policeman

as State Attorney

as Sidar's Wife

as Woman in Nail Salon

as SEK

as Hauswart

as Fellow Inmate

as JVA Guard

as Inmate (Samy)