Life Overtakes Me (2019)
- Directed by
- John Haptas, Kristine Samuelson
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Sweden, United States
- Runtime
- 40 min
- Rated
- 12세 이상 관람가
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 89 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary focuses on refugee children in Sweden who develop resignation syndrome, a trauma-induced comatose state. It shows the children withdrawn and their families struggling to cope.
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What happens
Life Overtakes Me (Swedish: De apatiska barnen; English: The Apathetic Children) is a 2019 Swedish-American documentary film directed by Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas. The film shows how hundreds of refugee children in Sweden withdraw into a coma-like illness called resignation syndrome, apparently because of traumatic experiences they had. The film was released on Netflix on June 14, 2019. As of March 2025, 100% of the five critical reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The film was nominated for an Oscar for best short-subject documentary, for the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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