I Want To Live 2015
6.3 / 10
I Want To Live
I Want to Live is a documentary on the lives of Kurdish Refugees from Syria, living in refugee camps in Kurdistan. Shot on location, it is set against the Syrian civil war and the ISIS (Islamic State) attacks upon Kurdistan. Told through the eyes of a young boy, Shndar, living with Thalassemia disease, he searches for an immediate treatment as he ages without losing hope, leaving his home amid simmering ethnic and religious hatred to live the life of a refugee. The film tells stories of daily life on the camp and outside of it. More than being a film on the life of refugees, it is an intimate character study and gripping tale of innocent lost amides wars, a meditation on life, death, war, peace, and tolerance.
I Want to Live is a documentary on the lives of Kurdish Refugees from Syria, living in refugee camps in Kurdistan. Shot on location, it is set against the Syrian civil war and the ISIS (Islamic State) attacks upon Kurdistan. Told through the eyes of a young boy, Shndar, living with Thalassemia disease, he searches for an immediate treatment as he ages without losing hope, leaving his home amid simmering ethnic and religious hatred to live the life of a refugee. The film tells stories of daily life on the camp and outside of it. More than being a film on the life of refugees, it is an intimate character study and gripping tale of innocent lost amides wars, a meditation on life, death, war, peace, and tolerance.
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Full Cast & Crew... Shndar
... Ahmed
... The Father
... The Mother
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Release Date:
Jan 03, 2015 (Iraq)
Run Time:
1hr 46`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
Kurdish
Production Countries:
Iraq
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
I Want To Live - I Want To Live
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
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Hama Qadir... Assistant Director
Cast
... Shndar
... Ahmed
... The Father
... The Mother
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