Rashid, the boy from Sinjar

Jasna Krajinovic & 80' — 2025

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.

Belgium

Production : Hélicotronc (Julie Esparbès)
Coprodution : CBA
With the support of the Centre du cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

Réalisation
Jasna Krajinovic
DOP
Kinan Massarani, Julien Gidoin, Ève Duchemin
Sound
Quentin Jacques, Lucas Charvet, Lucas Le Bart, Fabrice Osinski
Image editor
Marie-Hélène Mora, Julien Contreau
Calibration
Thomas Bouffioulx
Production
Hélicotronc (Julie Esparbès)
Image Format
HD - 2k - 16/9
Sound Format
Stereo
BW/Colour
Color
Languages OV
Kurdish, Irakian
Available subtitles
FR, EN
Festivals

Visions du Réel – 2025

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