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Imads Childhood

Audience Score
80
Imads Childhood
NR 1 hr 18 minDocumentary
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A fiveyearold Yazidi boy is released after nearly three years in ISIS captivity Profoundly disturbed brainwashed and weaponized by the abuse he endured he displays violent hatred towards the world around him and particular revulsion for his mother who was held hostage alongside him Imad considers himself to be an ISIS fighter and lashes out against children and adults alike in this intense horror film about a child possessed by terror As menacing as his behaviour is it is a mere imitation of the humiliation and brutality he was moulded by He did exactly as he was told by ISIS in order to survive and now surrounded by other survivors the love of his family and help from a therapist will he thrive
DirectorZahavi Sanjavi
WritersUna CelmaZahavi Sanjavi