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Rashid, the Boy from Sinjar (2025)

Rashid, the Boy from Sinjar poster
Original title
Rashid, l’enfant de Sinjar
Directed by
Jasna Krajinovic
Genre
documentary film
Country
France, Belgium
Rated
PG
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary follows Rashid, a young Yazidi boy from Sinjar, as he navigates his daily life. The film observes his experiences and the world around him without sensationalism.

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What happens

Rashid, the Boy from Sinjar is a 2025 Belgian-French Documentary Film by Jasna Krajinovic, a Slovenian-born filmmaker who has lived and worked in Belgium since 1999. The film premiered in 2025 at the Visions du Réel and was screened in Germany in May 2025 at the Munich International Documentary Film Festival. It is scheduled for screening in June 2025 Bologna at the Biografilm film festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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