Rashid, a 14-year-old Yezidi teenager, spent three years in Daech’s prisons with his mother and siblings. He has now returned to Sinjar, with his family reunited. Like any teenager, Rashid is looking for himself. But how to be reborn and become a man in post-war Iraq, carrying such a heavy past? The film follows Rashid’s rebirth until he reaches adulthood.Rashid, a 14-year-old Yezidi teenager, spent three years in Daech’s prisons, with his mother and siblings. He has now returned to Sinjar, to his family once again.
Production : Hélicotronc (Julie Esparbès)
Coprodution : CBA
With the support of the Centre du cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
VISIONS DU RÉEL 2025 – Grand angle – SUISSE
DOK.FEST MUNICH – Allemagne
Festival JEAN ROUCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – FRANCE
FESTIVAL LA ROCHELLE CINÉMA – FRANCE
BIOGRAFILM FESTIVAL – Italie
RENCONTRES DU FILM DOCUMENTAIRE DE MELLIONNEC – FRANCE
FESTIVAL DU FILM DE LAMA – FRANCE
ÉTATS GÉNÉRAUX DU FILM DOCUMENTAIRE ( Plein Air) – FRANCE
RENCONTRES CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUES DE BÉJAÏA – Algérie
PÄRNU FILM FESTIVAL – Estonie
ALEXANDRE TRAUNER ART/FILM FESTIVAL – Hongrie
VERZIO HR Film Festival – Hongrie
IDFA – Sectitions: Best of Fests et Current Future – Hollande
SINGAPOUR IFF – Section STANDPOINT – Singapour
DOC EN GOGUETTE – France
CINEMAMED- Bruxelles
DUHOK IFF – Irak
SIBERIA DOCS – Russie
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DOKFEST MUNICH ( 2 prizes):
– VIKTORIA DOK.HORIZONTE – CINEMA OF URGENCY
– SOS-KINDERDÖRFER WELTWEIT
Festival JEAN ROUCH – FRANCE PRIX DU PATRIMOINE VIVANT
FESTIVAL DU FILM DE LAMA – FRANCE – PRIX DU JURY COMPÉTITION DE DOCUMENTAIRES
