The Deminer

Review by Malika Kingston @MalikaSheila

Directed by

Hogir Hirori Shinwar Kamal

Starring

N/A

Anticipation.

Another home movie doc about life at war.

Enjoyment.

Heartfelt and shocking. Filled with enough anticipation to give a heart palpitations.

In Retrospect.

Not all heroes wear spandex and can fly. Some just have a pocket knife and nerves of steel.

Remembering the life and death of a man obsessed with deactivating live landmines in Iraq.

Published 27 Apr 2018

Anticipation.

Another home movie doc about life at war.

Enjoyment.

Heartfelt and shocking. Filled with enough anticipation to give a heart palpitations.

In Retrospect.

Not all heroes wear spandex and can fly. Some just have a pocket knife and nerves of steel.

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