The Girl Who Saved My Life (2016)

Sweden, 79 min
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Media (5)

Original title Flickan som räddade mitt liv
Film type Feature
Category Documentary
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Dialogue
  • Kurdish
  • Swedish

Plot summary

It's August 2014, Documentary filmmaker Hogir Hirori leaves his pregnant wife in Sweden to go back to their homeland and document refugees' stories. It is war again, more than 1.4 million...

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Titles

Original title
  • Flickan som räddade mitt liv
International title
  • The Girl Who Saved My Life

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Project Coordinator
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Sound Design
Compilation
Production Assistant
Film Commissioner
Singer
Musician
Translation
Other Crew

Companies

Production Company Lolav Media
Copyright Lolav Media
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Post Production Company Lolav Media
Archive Zagros TV
Duhok TV
Rudaw TV
Other Company Rough Cut Service

Plot summary

It's August 2014, Documentary filmmaker Hogir Hirori leaves his pregnant wife in Sweden to go back to their homeland and document refugees' stories. It is war again, more than 1.4 million people are fleeing from IS terror. At the border between Iraqi and Syria he got a chance to accompany a helicopter transport to Shingal mountains, where hundreds of thousands are stuck. On his way he finds a 11-year-old girl lying alone, in pain in the 45 degree heat. He decides to stay with her, and this way Souad saves his life, because the helicopter crashes later on. We join Hogir on his journey to find Souad again and witness war stories that leave no one untouched. 

Technical specifications

Length in minutes 79 min


Release dates

Festival showing 2016-02-02 Capitol Gothenburg Sweden 79 min 39:e Göteborg International Film Festival.
TV showing 2016-08-04 SVT2 Sweden 59 min Nedkortad version för TV-visning.
2017-07-27 SVT2 Sweden
VOD release 2022-01-22 SVT Play Sweden

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Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
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Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
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Element type Digitalt tilläggsmaterial
Carrier type EXTRAS


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
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Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title Flickan som räddade mitt liv


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title The Girl Who Saved My Life


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Flickan som räddade mitt liv.
Extent 2 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 43 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 43 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language Swedish


Script type Musiklista
Extent 1 s.
Language English


Script type För- och eftertexter
Extent 3 s.
Language English


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


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