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Quick Info

Rating

6.5/10

Release2019

Runtime0h 39m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Camera Stylo Films

Movie

Life Overtakes Me

2019

0h 39m

6.5

Documentary

Synopsis

Hundreds of refugee children in Sweden, who have fled with their families from extreme trauma, have become afflicted with 'uppgivenhetssyndrom,' or Resignation Syndrome. Facing deportation, they withdraw from the world into a coma-like state, as if frozen, for months, or even years.

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