Genres
Production Companies
Lolav Media
The Deminer
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Hogir Hirori
Producer: Hogir Hirori, Antonio Russo Merenda
Writer: Hogir Hirori
Director of Photography: Shinwar Kamal, Firas Bakrmani, Erik Vallsten
Top Cast
Fakhir Berwari
Himself
Sheyma Ibrahim
Herself
Abdulla Fakhir
Himself
Ghazi Ibrahim
Himself
Videos
Official Trailer #2
Official Trailer #1
