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D Documentary · 2016 · 79 min

The Girl Who Saved My Life

Flickan som räddade mitt liv

Back in Iraqi Kurdistan to film people fleeing ISIS, Hogir Hirori is about to board a helicopter for Mount Sinjar when he finds 11-year-old Souad lying alone in pain and stays to help her; the helicopter crashes. He spends a year and a half searching for her after she disappears.

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Credits
Director
Hogir Hirori
Writers
Hogir Hirori
Country
İsveç
Language
Kurdish, Swedish
Year
2016
Runtime
79 min
Themes
Childhood · Borders and war · Documentary
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