Imad's Childhood

Imad’s Childhood / Imads Barndom

Sweden-Kurdistan-Latvia, 77', 2021

age recommendation: 13+

Imad, a five-year-old Yazidi child, is released from ISIS captivity after two and a half years. During this time, ISIS has brainwashed Imad and he considers himself one of the ISIS fighters. His eyes still emanate innocence, but he shows no other feelings than hatred for his mother and resentment towards those around him. Will Imad's family be able to help him overcome his trauma and become again the child he once was?

Zahavi Sanjavi

He was born in 1967 in Arbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. Since 1990 he lives in Sweden. Zahavi pursued his studies in the field of scriptwriting and filmmaking at All-Russian State University of Cinematography in Moscow. For nine years he worked for TV in Iraqi Kurdistan. Zahavi works in Sweden on his documentary and feature films as director, scriptwriter and producer.


Cast & Crew

  • direction: Zahavi Sanjavi
  • screenplay: Zahavi Sanjavi
  • cinematography: Heshmatolla Narenji
  • editing: Eva Hillström
  • music: Katharina Nuttall
  • sound: Aleksanders Vaicahovskis
  • producer:  Zahavi Sanjavi
  • original language:  Arabic, Kurmanji

Filmography

  • The right to learn one’s own language (2020)
  • Coexistence (2019)
  • I am Nadia’s sister (2018)
  • The return (2016)
  • Finding my father (2012)
  • All my mothers (2009)
  • The border (2005)
  • Night flight (2002)
  • Game and nothing more (2001)
  • Sharabot (2000)
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