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Life Overtakes Me

6.5(91)201939m1

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.

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Released
Budget
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Language
Ukrainian
  • refugee
  • childhood trauma

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Sweden, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance26 Jan 2019
    • Digital / OTTNetflix14 Jun 2019
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTTNetflix14 Jun 2019
  • PolandPL

    • Digital / OTT1614 Jun 2019
  • SingaporeSG

    • Digital / OTTPG13Netflix14 Jun 2019
  • South KoreaKR

    • Digital / OTT12세 이상 관람가Netflix14 Jun 2019
  • TürkiyeTR

    • Digital / OTT16+Netflix14 Jun 2019

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Life Overtakes Me was released on 26 January 2019.

Audience reviews

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    Alunauwie

    9/30/2025

    8/10

    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 illness's authenticity. Although informative, the film could benefit from expert interviews or scientific studies to deepen credibility. It p…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    10/11/2026

    6/10

    Karen was an engaging and athletic young lad who liked messing about at school and swimming until his body went into something called "Resignation Syndrome". Clinicians are unsure just what triggers it or for how long it will last, but it essentially puts the person into a comatose and unresponsive state. He isn't alone in suffering from this condition, but it does appear to be limited to those recently arriving from…

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