Rashid, the Boy From Sinjar

A riveting, close-up examination of a brave mother in the aftermath of her daughter's sudden decision to join the fight in Syria.

Violeta and Vyollca Dukay live in the south of Kosovo, close to the border with Albania. Faced with a very high unemployment in their country since the end of the war, they became deminers. They’ve been going to the minefields every day for six years now. The unique and very strong relationship that exists between the two sisters helps them to overcome their fear and to keep hoping in spite of the precariousness of their situation and the risks they run each day to earn their living.

12-year old Anton is spending his summer holidays at Kaskad military training camp, where he and 60 other Russian children are subjected to tough exercise regimens created by President Putin for the fight against Muslim Chechens.

Sabri left to combat in Syria, leaving his family alone in the face of such sudden and unbearable absence. Saliha, his mother, decided not to keep silent. Her story intertwines that of other parents who unite and fight against the youth indoctrination by the jihadist networks.