Spotlight on Merna

The astonishing case of the 11-year-old Iraqi Christian Merna, who stole the show at The Voice Kids Arab. During the blind auditions, millions of people witnessed Merna singing a song about her people who suffer from the violence of war and the many refugee children of whom she is one. A feelgood documentary which is grounded on a painful contradiction: Merna’s uncertain life among the anonymous crowd of refugees vis-a-vis ephemeral stardom and its invisible forces.

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Production: EO

Producers: Anouk Donker, Kiyomi Molin

Format: Color

Production Country: The Netherlands

Production Year: 2016

Duration: 15

Contact: NPO Sales margaret.stanneveld@npo.nl

International Premiere

Mirjam Marks