Imad's Childhood
7.8
A five-year-old Yazidi boy is released after nearly three years in ISIS captivity. Profoundly disturbed, brainwashed and weaponized by the abuse he endured, he displays violent hatred towards the world around him, and particular revulsion for his mother, who was held hostage alongside him. Imad considers himself to be an ISIS fighter and lashes out against children and adults alike in this intense horror film about a child possessed by terror. As menacing as his behaviour is, it is a mere imitation of the humiliation and brutality he was moulded by. He did exactly as he was told by ISIS in order to survive, and now, surrounded by other survivors, the love of his family and help from a therapist, will he thrive?
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Zahavi Sanjavi Director · Una Celma Writer Heshmatolla Narenji Cinematographer
First release March 9, 2021 · Produced in Iraq, Latvia, Sweden · Languages Arabic, Kurdish
Production
AVB Production AB
Production
Fenixfilm
Production
Iraq · Latvia · Sweden
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Original title
منداڵیی عیماد
Original language
Kurdish
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Kurdish
Release dates
Sweden · March 9, 2021
Digital · Tempo Documentary Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
April 29, 2021 · Digital
Czechia
May 17, 2021 · Digital · One World Live
Latvia
March 2, 2022 · Digital
Poland
December 12, 2021 · Digital
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