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Life Overtakes Me( 2019)

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Overview

Hundreds of refugee children in Sweden, who have fled with their families from extreme trauma, have become afflicted with 'uppgivenhetssyndrom,' or Resignation Syndrome. Facing deportation, they withdraw from the world into a coma-like state, as if frozen, for months, or even years.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Henry Ascher

      Himself - Pediatrician and Professor, University of Gothenburg (as Henry Ascher MD)

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      Nadja Hatem

      Herself - Immigration Attorney

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      Mikael Billing

      Himself - Psychologist and Psychotherapist, BUP Asylum Psychiatric Unit

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      Karl Sallin

      Himself - Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics, Uppsala University (as Karl Sallin MD)

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      Elizabeth Hultcrantz

      Herself - Professor Emerita, Linköping University (as Elizabeth Hultcrantz MD PhD)

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      Gellert Tamas

      Himself - Author and Journalist

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      Anne-Liis von Knorring

      Herself - Child Psychologist, Professor Emerita, Uppsala University (as Anne-Liis von Knorring MD)

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    Facts

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • refugee
    • childhood trauma