---
title: 'Life Overtakes Me (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kristine Samuelson'
released: '2019-06-14'
runtime_minutes: 40
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-overtakes-me-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9204606/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Life Overtakes Me (2019)

2019 · 40 min · Documentary · Sweden, United States


## Synopsis

Life Overtakes Me is a 2019 Swedish-American documentary film directed by Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas. The film shows how hundreds of refugee children in Sweden withdraw into a coma-like illness called resignation syndrome, apparently because of traumatic experiences they had.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kristine Samuelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristine-samuelson), [John Haptas](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-haptas)
- **Editor:** [Kristine Samuelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristine-samuelson), [John Haptas](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-haptas)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Haptas](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-haptas)

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