Imad’s Childhood

After more than two years in captivity with ISIS, Yazidi Ghazala and her two small boys are released and return to Iraqi Kurdistan. Four-year-old Imad is explosively aggressive and his favorite pursuits are stoning rabbits and beheading dogs. With patience and respect, Zahavi Sanjavi has closely followed Imad and his traumatized family for several years. With the help of a teacher, Imad begins to take small steps to find his way back to a normal childhood.

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Direction: Zahavi Sanjavi

Script: Zahavi Sanjavi

Cinematography: Heshmatolla Narenji

Editing: Eva Hillström

Sound: Aleksanders Vaicahovskis, Neamatolla Narenji, Çekdar Erkıran

Music: Katharina Nuttall

Production: AVB production

Producers: Zahavi Sanjavi

Co-production: Fenixfilm

Co-producers: Matiss Kaza

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Sweden, Kurdistan, Latvia

Production Year: 2021

Duration: 78΄

Contact: Sara Rüster

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Zahavi Sanjavi

Filmography

2000 Sharabot (short)
2001 Game and Nothing More (short fiction)
2002 Night Flight (short)
2009 All My Mothers
2016 The Return
2019 Coexistence (short)
2021 Imad’s Childhood