The Deminer

by Hogir Hirori and Shinwar Kamal (Sweden 2017)

What difference can a pair of clippers make? In deminer Fakhir’s hands: thousands and thousands of human lives. 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. Special mention at IDFA 2017, feature-length competition. One World International Film Festival – Best Film. Nordisk Panorama – Best Nordic Documentary. Inconvenient Films Festival – Audience Award. Human Rights Human Wrongs Festival – Best International Documentary. DOCVILLE – The Conscience Jury Award.

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