Touching Freedom (2022)

Sweden, 83 min
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Basic facts

Media (1)

Original title Touching Freedom
Film type Feature
Category Documentary
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • Kurdish
Swedish release 2023-02-10

Plot summary

In 2014 the Kurdish students Jenkidar and Hussein starts documenting the Kurdish resistance against ISIS. From inside the war, they film what now one else has filmed. One by one their family...

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Watch this film in the Mini Cinema in our Stockholm library

Titles

Original title
  • Touching Freedom
Swedish release title
  • Touching Freedom
International title
  • Touching Freedom
Title for Swedish TV release
  • Kobane - drömmen om frihet
Title for Swedish VOD release
  • Kobane - drömmen om frihet
Working title
  • Winners of the War (andra arbetstitel)
  • Kobane

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Sound Design
Animation
Advisor
Co-producer
Post Production Supervisor
Film Commissioner
Digital Grading
Music Recording Supervisor
Music Producer
Graphic Design
Other Crew

Companies

Production Company Auto Images AB
Copyright Auto Images AB 2022
Film i Skåne AB 2022
Sveriges Television AB 2022
Co-Production Company Film i Skåne AB
Sveriges Television AB
Partner Norsk Rikskringkasting
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Doc Lounge 2022

Plot summary

In 2014 the Kurdish students Jenkidar and Hussein starts documenting the Kurdish resistance against ISIS. From inside the war, they film what now one else has filmed. One by one their family and friends become victims in the defence of their home city, Kobane.

Swedish censorship / rating

Certificate number 208641
Date 2022-08-30
Classification Allowed from age 15
Grounds for decision Framställningen innehåller dokumentära inslag av närgånget skildrade strider med explosioner och intensiv skottlossning, en person som sprängs, döda män som släpas ut ur skåpbil, samt närbilder på blodiga döda män. Detta i kombination med skakande vittnesmål och uppslitande situationer som när en ung man ser sin döda brors kropp och en mor som smärtsamt sörjer vid sin sons grav kan medföra stark rädsla och oro. Framställningen bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn under 15 år.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.78:1
Sound type Sound
Colour type Colour
Carrier type DCP
Length in minutes 83 min
Dialogue
  • Kurdish
Textad
  • Swedish


Release dates

Festival showing 2022-03-09 Zita 1 Stockholm Sweden Tempo dokumentärfestival 2022
Release in Sweden 2023-02-10 Sweden
Cinema release in Sweden 2023-02-10 Sweden
VOD release 2023-02-19 SVT Play
TV showing 2023-02-21 SVT2 Sweden 83 min
2023-02-22 SVT2 Sweden 83 min
2023-02-27 SVT2 Sweden 83 min

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
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1
Poster title Touching Freedom


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title Touching Freedom


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