The Deminer
The Deminer
| 23 September 2018 (USA)
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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.

Reviews
StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.