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You Will Be Swedish, My Daughter

Nordic Tales • 58m

Directed by Claire Billet, Olivier Jobard • Documentary • 2018 • 58 minutes

A Syrian refugee couple, Ahmad and Jihane, tell the story of their exile to Sweden to their youngest daughter, Sally. They recount their journey as migrants being smuggled across borders, evoke memories of their beloved Syria, and talk of the violence which is present at all times. Ahmad and Jihane then compare their differing points of view. What will they remember? What will they tell their children about the past? Between their unspoken thoughts and obsessions, the future identity of the family is being constructed.

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andana, anthropology and archaeology, area studies, border crossing, community, cultural anthropology, doc, documentary, europe, european history, exile, expository, family, family issues, geography, history, human geography, human interest, human rights, human smuggling, immigrants, immigration, immigration and refugees, international relations and geopolitics, mental disorder, middle east and north africa, middle east studies, migration, ovid, parenting, politics and political science, psychology and mental health, ptsd, refugee, refugees, scandinavia, social issues, social studies, sociology, sociology of the family, sociss, sweden, syria, syrian, war, world history, world regions, you will be swedish my daughter

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