I Want To Live...
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Sorani Kurdish | دەمەوێت بژیم |
Directed by | Karzan Kardozi |
Written by | Karzan Kardozi |
Produced by | Karzan Kardozi |
Starring | Shndar Noradin Ali Ahmed Noradin Ali Noradin Khalaf Ali Nariman Abdullah |
Distributed by | Kardozi Production |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Kurdistan Region - Iraq |
Language | Kurdish |
I Want to Live (Sorani Kurdish: دەمەوێت بژیم) is a 2015 Kurdish[1] documentary film that focuses on Shndar, a young Kurdish boy with Thalassemia disease living in a refugee camp with his family in Kurdistan Region of Iraq as he recall his life during Syrian Civil War and ISIS attack on Kurdistan.[2]
Plot
[edit]Set against the backdrop of ISIS attacks on Kurdistan, the film tells the story of Shndar, a young boy with Thalassemia disease. Forced to flee his homeland due to ethnic and religious persecution, Shndar finds himself in a refugee camp in Kurdistan, his struggle to access life-saving treatment while navigating the harsh realities of life as a refugee. Through his eyes, we witness the daily routines and challenges faced by those living in the camp, both within its confines and venturing outside. A poignant character study that explores universal themes of life, death, war, peace, and the enduring power of human resilience..[3]
Cast
[edit]- Shndar Noradin Ali as Shndar
- Ahmed Noradin Ali as Ahmed
- Noradin Khalaf as Shndar's Father
- Taha Mohamad as Avin's Father
- Nariman Abdullah as Shndar's Mother
References
[edit]- ^ "5 Heart-Wrenching Documentaries about Syria (04 April 2017) Paste Magazine". Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "I Want to Live (2015) IMDB". Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Casagrande, Orsola (2023). Kurdistan + 100. ISBN 9781912697922.
External links
[edit]- 2015 films
- Kurdish-language films
- Films set in Kurdistan
- Kurdish films
- Kurdish culture
- Films set in Iraq
- Iraq War films
- Iraqi documentary films
- Documentary films about the Syrian civil war
- Documentary films about children in war
- 2015 documentary films
- Documentary films about human rights
- Documentary films about refugees
- Refugees of the Syrian civil war
- Documentary films about the Iraq War
- Documentary films about health care
- Films shot in Iraq
- Asian film stubs
- Mass media in Iraq stubs
- War documentary film stubs