- Title: Life Overtakes Me
- Original Title: Life Overtakes Me
- Release Date: 26/01/2019
- Duration:39 Min / 00:39
- Country:SEUS
- Genre:Documentary
About Film
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.
Movie Rating: 6.54
Total Votes: 85
Reviews
Alunauwie
8/10
This documentary sheds light on the rarely known Resignation Syndrome affecting refugee children in Sweden, a mental condition lacking official recognition from WHO. It presents emotional and psychological impacts on families, while raising questions about skepticism toward the illness's authenticity. Although informative, the film could benefit...