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Children of Camp Ashraf

  • Sara Moein
  • 83 min
  • Sweden
  • 2024
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As children, they were taken from their parents and sent to Sweden with the aim of one day returning as warriors to overthrow the current regime in Iran.

In the aftermath of the 1979 Iranian revolution, the militant organization People's Mojahedin (MEK) left their homeland, allied with Saddam Hussein, and settled in Iraq. Here, based on collectivist ideas, they established a large camp, Camp Ashraf. The organization became increasingly tied to its leaders, and in the early 1990s, it was decided that hundreds of children in the camp would be raised by sympathizers abroad. Amir, Parwin, Hanif, and Atefeh are some of those who ended up in Sweden, and in Sara Moein's deeply engaging documentary, they narrate their experiences to a rich archive of materials. They also try to reconnect with the organization and their parents, who are now in Albania.

- Tobias Åkesson

Language
Swedish, Farsi, English
Subtitles
English
Original title
Barnen från Camp Ashraf
  • Dokumentär
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  • Historia
  • Världspremiär
Director
Sara Moein
Producer
Linda Mutawi
Screenplay
Sara Moein
Cinematographers
Malin Korkeasalo , Iga Mikler , Ivan Blanco
Editor
Tell Aulin
Music
Per-Henrik Mäenpää