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Life Overtakes Me

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In the grip of trauma, hundreds of refugee children in Sweden withdraw from life's uncertainties into a coma-like illness called Resignation Syndrome.
Director
John Haptas, Kristine Samuelson
Year
2019
Genre
documentary, short
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Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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My partners and I - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
My partners and I
People from the government security services came... - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
People from the government security services came...
So that people in the region - Life Overtakes Me 00:09
So that people in the region
The next year... - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
The next year...
They reminded us that we had not listened to them before - Life Overtakes Me 00:08
They reminded us that we had not listened to them before
We received threats for nearly half a year. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
We received threats for nearly half a year.
They took him away, took his documents. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
They took him away, took his documents.
He was under surveillance, but it wasn't hard to get into the hospital. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
He was under surveillance, but it wasn't hard to get in...
I just paid the guards to see him. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
I just paid the guards to see him.
He had been tortured as well. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
He had been tortured as well.
And then he fled to Sweden. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
And then he fled to Sweden.
In the meantime, I was shadowed and followed. - Life Overtakes Me 00:07
In the meantime, I was shadowed and followed.
One day, after taking the children to school, - Life Overtakes Me 00:10
One day, after taking the children to school,
His partner's wife and I - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
His partner's wife and I
And then one of them raped me. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
And then one of them raped me.
They said if our husbands didn't show up in 20 days... - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
They said if our husbands didn't show up in 20 days...
They would kill us all... Our kids, our husbands, and us. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
They would kill us all... Our kids, our husbands, and us.
'We have to look for the ghost, ' said Cesar. - Life Overtakes Me 00:07
'We have to look for the ghost, ' said Cesar.
Asta pressed her nose up against the glass. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
Asta pressed her nose up against the glass.
Asta went to help Cesar. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
Asta went to help Cesar.
They tugged at his legs, but the ground was holding him." - Life Overtakes Me 00:07
They tugged at his legs, but the ground was holding him.&quo...
"Happy Birthday, Mo... Mona. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
"Happy Birthday, Mo... Mona.
"Happy Birthday, Daria, seven years old. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
"Happy Birthday, Daria, seven years old.
Alessan..." - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
Alessan..."
Some children are aware - Life Overtakes Me 00:16
Some children are aware
Security is really the basis for rehabilitation after trauma. - Life Overtakes Me 00:07
Security is really the basis for rehabilitation after trauma...
Then we were notified that a decision had been made, - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
Then we were notified that a decision had been made,
They started to announce the decision, - Life Overtakes Me 00:07
They started to announce the decision,
We were keeping this from them. So, they wouldn't know. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
We were keeping this from them. So, they wouldn't know.
The younger one started crying right away. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
The younger one started crying right away.
They were able to understand Swedish by then. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
They were able to understand Swedish by then.
Then the problems with Dasha began. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
Then the problems with Dasha began.
She said my daughter was crying, - Life Overtakes Me 00:07
She said my daughter was crying,
Soon she was rejecting food, - Life Overtakes Me 00:08
Soon she was rejecting food,
The children with Resignation Syndrome, - Life Overtakes Me 00:18
The children with Resignation Syndrome,
There were rumors at the time... - Life Overtakes Me 00:41
There were rumors at the time...
He was a good student, - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
He was a good student,
Even the teachers at his school in Sweden told us - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
Even the teachers at his school in Sweden told us
I was working in a restaurant, - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
I was working in a restaurant,
Some of them were talking to each other, - Life Overtakes Me 00:09
Some of them were talking to each other,
Then we understood that murders had been committed - Life Overtakes Me 00:11
Then we understood that murders had been committed
On my way home, - Life Overtakes Me 00:08
On my way home,
I was with my friend, - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
I was with my friend,
On the way, we were stopped. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
On the way, we were stopped.
They cut our car off and stopped us. - Life Overtakes Me 00:07
They cut our car off and stopped us.
When my friend got out of the car, they shot him. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
When my friend got out of the car, they shot him.
I got out of the car - Life Overtakes Me 00:08
I got out of the car
By the time we got to Sweden, - Life Overtakes Me 00:11
By the time we got to Sweden,
He was very upset and scared, - Life Overtakes Me 00:13
He was very upset and scared,
The children have seen a lot. - Life Overtakes Me 00:17
The children have seen a lot.
Now you can take the next piece. Let's keep going. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
Now you can take the next piece. Let's keep going.
Ice cream may not be the healthiest, but it's something he can eat. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
Ice cream may not be the healthiest, but it's something...
Open his mouth. In goes the ice cream. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
Open his mouth. In goes the ice cream.
It didn't end up behind his teeth. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
It didn't end up behind his teeth.
I don't think... There. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
I don't think... There.
You have to... This is what you have to do. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
You have to... This is what you have to do.
Hi there. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
Hi there.
Yes, it's hard, but you see it's working. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
Yes, it's hard, but you see it's working.
Try to squeeze my hand, Karen. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
Try to squeeze my hand, Karen.
Karen, my sweet child. My darling. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
Karen, my sweet child. My darling.
The immigrants that develop the condition - Life Overtakes Me 00:18
The immigrants that develop the condition
These children and their families have almost exclusively been subject to trauma. - Life Overtakes Me 00:13
These children and their families have almost exclusively be...
This family, they are Yazidis. - Life Overtakes Me 00:11
This family, they are Yazidis.
They came from a small village with about 30 households. - Life Overtakes Me 00:40
They came from a small village with about 30 households.
Our children have not seen a good life. - Life Overtakes Me 00:15
Our children have not seen a good life.
Let's see here. Her blood pressure is normal. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
Let's see here. Her blood pressure is normal.
Her pulse is a little fast right now. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
Her pulse is a little fast right now.
I don't know if that's normal for her. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
I don't know if that's normal for her.
I'll put this on her tummy to make it cold. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
I'll put this on her tummy to make it cold.
Then we can see if her blood pressure and pulse respond. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
Then we can see if her blood pressure and pulse respond.
One-hundred and nine over 68, pulse is 96. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
One-hundred and nine over 68, pulse is 96.
I think if I put it on your belly, your blood pressure would just spike. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
I think if I put it on your belly, your blood pressure would...
But it's not so unusual. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
But it's not so unusual.
- It's not good, right? - Yes, it's good, - Life Overtakes Me 00:07
- It's not good, right? - Yes, it's good,
Her pulse isn't high all the time. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
Her pulse isn't high all the time.
- Is it a problem? - No. Don't be worried. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
- Is it a problem? - No. Don't be worried.
And this is unchanged. - Life Overtakes Me 00:05
And this is unchanged.
I always wake up and talk to the toy gods. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
I always wake up and talk to the toy gods.
I wake up and say, - Life Overtakes Me 00:08
I wake up and say,
My children are used to living here. - Life Overtakes Me 00:12
My children are used to living here.
We don't have any good explanation - Life Overtakes Me 00:22
We don't have any good explanation
Cultural factors that are perhaps exclusive to Sweden - Life Overtakes Me 00:20
Cultural factors that are perhaps exclusive to Sweden
Last week they called us, - Life Overtakes Me 00:09
Last week they called us,
They said we'd been granted residency in Sweden. - Life Overtakes Me 00:04
They said we'd been granted residency in Sweden.
A few days later, we received a letter in the mail. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
A few days later, we received a letter in the mail.
- Confirming that we really did get it. - That we got it. - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
- Confirming that we really did get it. - That we got it.
Recovery comes mostly after the family feels secure. - Life Overtakes Me 00:20
Recovery comes mostly after the family feels secure.
We read the decision to Dasha, - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
We read the decision to Dasha,
That everything will be okay, - Life Overtakes Me 00:06
That everything will be okay,
The recovery of these children is dependent - Life Overtakes Me 00:28
The recovery of these children is dependent
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In the grip of trauma, hundreds of refugee children in Sweden withdraw from life's uncertainties into a coma-like illness called Resignation Syndrome.

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Director: John Haptas, Kristine Samuelson
Writer: N/A
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Genre: documentary, short
Year: 2019
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ImdbRating: 6.5
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Released: 14 Jun 2019
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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