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Frozen in Film – The Girl Who Saved My Life
March 21, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
The FREE Frozen in Film Series at American Swedish Institute continues Wed., March 21 with two screenings at 1 and 7 p.m. of:
“The Girl Who Saved My Life”
Director: Hogir Hirori
79 min, 2016, Sweden, #Swedish with English subtitles
“There’s a war in my home country again.” The opening lines of The Girl Who Saved My Life are spoken by filmmaker Hogir Hirori, who tells the story of leaving his pregnant wife in Sweden to travel to his homeland – Iraqi Kurdistan – and recount the fates of more than 1.4 million people fleeing ISIS. Through the people he meets, including a little girl named Souad who serves as his compass in the chaos of war, Hirori relates his own experiences with war and seeking refuge.
– Winner Best Documentary Feature – #Sonoma International Film Festival
– Official Selection – Movies that Matter Festival
– Winner Special Mention Award – Docville International
Documentary Film Festival
– Official Selection – #Göteborg Film Festival