Life Overtakes Me (2019)
Directed by Kristine Samuelson, John Haptas · 39 min · Documentary
16.2 TOPICAL score · #4,918 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Life Overtakes Me (2019, directed by Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas) has a TOPICAL score of 16.2 - ranked 4,918 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (91 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages.
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (91 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 7 languages
- Still read907 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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