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.| Status: | Released (2019-01-26) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total |
| Productions: | Camera Stylo Films |
| Production Countries: | Sweden, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, svenska, Український |
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- 1463030: Henry Ascher - Himself - Pediatrician and Professor, University of Gothenburg (as Henry Ascher MD)
- 2515880: Nadja Hatem - Herself - Immigration Attorney
- 2515881: Mikael Billing - Himself - Psychologist and Psychotherapist, BUP Asylum Psychiatric Unit
- 2515882: Karl Sallin - Himself - Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics, Uppsala University (as Karl Sallin MD)
- 2515883: Elizabeth Hultcrantz - Herself - Professor Emerita, Linköping University (as Elizabeth Hultcrantz MD PhD)
- 1494290: Gellert Tamas - Himself - Author and Journalist
- 2515884: Anne-Liis von Knorring - Herself - Child Psychologist, Professor Emerita, Uppsala University (as Anne-Liis von Knorring MD)
Crews
- 1202503: Kristine Samuelson - Director - Directing
- 1202502: John Haptas - Director - Directing
- 1202502: John Haptas - Producer - Production
- 1202502: John Haptas - Editor - Editing
- 1202503: Kristine Samuelson - Editor - Editing
- 1202503: Kristine Samuelson - Producer - Production
- 1808155: Lisa Kleiner-Chanoff - Executive Producer - Production
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This documentary sheds light on the rarely known Resignation Syndrome affecting refugee children in Sweden, a mental condition lacking official recognition from WHO. It presents emotional and psychological impacts on families, while raising questions about skepticism toward the illne ....
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