The Deminer

Mar 16 2018 N/A 1h 23m
Documentary

In the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein, Fakhir, a father of eight, is serving in the Iraqi army. All around him, he sees innocent civilians getting injured by landmines, so he determines to disarm them with his own hands, using just a pocketknife and some wire cutters. He clears thousands of roadside bombs, mines and car bombs, knowing that every time he cuts a wire it could cost him his life—which he seems to find less important than the lives of others. In 2014, by this time having lost a leg, he starts working for the Kurdish Peshmerga, disarming boobytraps left behind by Daesh in and around Mosul. An enthusiastic home video maker, Fakhir collects hundreds of hours of footage of his day-to-day work.

Official Trailer
Plot

A portrait of a Kurdish colonel, who disarmed thousands of roadside bombs and mines armed only with his courage and a pair of wire cutters.

Written by

Hogir Hirori

Directed by

Hogir Hirori, Shinwar Kamal

Cast

Fakhir Berwari, Sheyma Ibrahim, Abdulla Fakhir

Crew

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Production Countries

Sweden

Production Companies

Ginestra Film, Lolav Media

Languages

Awards

7 wins & 5 nominations

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
611
Average Rating
7.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA