Life Overtakes Me
Storyline
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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Cast & Crew
Henry Ascher
Himself - Pediatrician and Professor, University of Gothenburg (as Henry Ascher MD)
Nadja Hatem
Herself - Immigration Attorney
Mikael Billing
Himself - Psychologist and Psychotherapist, BUP Asylum Psychiatric Unit
Karl Sallin
Himself - Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics, Uppsala University (as Karl Sallin MD)
Elizabeth Hultcrantz
Herself - Professor Emerita, Linköping University (as Elizabeth Hultcrantz MD PhD)
Gellert Tamas
Himself - Author and Journalist
Anne-Liis von Knorring
Herself - Child Psychologist, Professor Emerita, Uppsala University (as Anne-Liis von Knorring MD)
Frequently Asked Questions
Life Overtakes Me was released on January 26, 2019.
The runtime of Life Overtakes Me is 39m.
Life Overtakes Me is a Documentary movie.
Life Overtakes Me has a rating of 6.5 out of 10 on TMDB.
Life Overtakes Me is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Life Overtakes Me was directed by Kristine Samuelson.
The main cast of Life Overtakes Me includes Henry Ascher, Nadja Hatem, Mikael Billing.
Life Overtakes Me is originally in English.