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My War

Recent years have seen some 100 volunteers from North America, Europe and Australia unexpectedly swelling the ranks of Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria. Unpaid and with few prospects for glory, they risk their lives to battle ISIS. Recent years have seen
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A disturbing portrait of four Western volunteers who risk their lives to fight ISIS alongside Kurdish forces. The feature documentary My War probes the complex motives behind the need to take up arms on someone else’s behalf.

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  • research
    Julien Fréchette
  • script
    Julien Fréchette
  • direction
    Julien Fréchette
  • participation
    Wali
    Hannah Bohman
    Thierry Pailler
    Rebazy Bakur
  • cinematography
    Arnaud Bouquet
    Sylvestre Guidi
  • sound recording
    Julien Fréchette
  • editing
    Aube Foglia
  • sound design
    Frédéric Cloutier
  • additional cinematography
    Philippe St-Gelais
    Étienne Roussy
    Andrew Coppin
  • assistant
    Khaled Sulaiman
  • technical coordinator - shooting equipment
    Steve Hallé
  • editing assistant
    Jordan Valiquette
  • technical support - editing
    Pierre Dupont
    Isabelle Painchaud
    Patrick Trahan
  • translation
    Khaled Sulaiman
    Cevat Sahin
  • subtitling
    MELS
  • titles
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • online editing
    Serge Verreault
  • foley
    Lise Wedlock
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • original music
    Serge Nakauchi Pelletier
  • legal advisor
    Christian Pitchen
  • media relations
    Nadine Viau
  • marketing manager
    François Jacques
  • marketing manager - assistance
    Jolène Lessard
  • administrator
    Sia Koukoulas
  • production coordinator
    Gabrielle Dupont
    Isabelle Limoges
    Chinda Phommarinh
  • administrative assistant
    Pascale Savoie-Brideau
  • technical coordinator
    Mira Mailhot
  • line production
    Mélanie Lasnier
  • producer
    Colette Loumède
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