Imad's Childhood

Iraq | 2021

After two and a half years in ISIS captivity, Imad and his family are released into a displaced persons' camp. Not yet five, Imad has already spent over half his life enduring terror, abuse and "training" designed to make him heartless. Speaking only Arabic, he cannot communicate with his family and the only means of expression at his disposal is violence. This poignant film follows his hesitant …