CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 1h 23m

The Deminer

78%(10)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byHogir Hirori

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Language
EN
Released
September 23, 2018
Studios
Ginestra FilmLolav Media

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4 credited
Starring

Fakhir Berwari

Himself

Sheyma Ibrahim

Herself

Abdulla Fakhir

Himself

Ghazi Ibrahim

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Hogir Hirori
Written by
Hogir Hirori
Produced by
Antonio Russo Merenda
Hogir Hirori

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