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The Deminer

7.8(10)20181h 23m2

In the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein, Fakhir, a father of eight, is serving in the Iraqi army. All around him, he sees innocent civilians getting injured by landmines, so he determines to disarm them with his own hands, using just a pocketknife and some wire cutters. He clears thousands of roadside bombs, mines and car bombs, knowing that every time he cuts a wire it could cost him his life—which he seems to find less important than the lives of others. In 2014, by this time having lost a leg, he starts working for the Kurdish Peshmerga, disarming boobytraps left behind by Daesh in and around Mosul. An enthusiastic home video maker, Fakhir collects hundreds of hours of footage of his day-to-day work.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Arabic
  • bomb
  • mine
  • iraq
  • colonel
  • disarm
  • mosul

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Behind the camera

Director

Hogir Hirori

Produced in

Sweden

Where to watch

Availability for United Kingdom. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereOne World Film Festival7 Mar 2018
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical23 Sept 2018
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Premiere12IDFA19 Nov 2017
    • TV12NPO 223 Jan 2019

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The Deminer was released on 23 September 2018.

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