I Want to Live (2015 film)

The film focuses on Shndar, a young Kurdish boy with thalassemia disease living in a refugee camp with his family in Kurdistan Region of Iraq as he recall his life during Syrian Civil War and ISIS attack on Kurdistan.

The film was shot on location and takes place during the Syrian civil war and the ISIS attacks on Kurdistan.

The story is told through the eyes of a young boy named Shndar, who has Thalassemia disease.

He searches for immediate treatment while living as a refugee, leaving his home due to ethnic and religious hatred.

A character study that explores themes of life, death, war, peace, and tolerance.