Life Overtakes Me

 (Swedish: De apatiska barnen; English: The Apathetic Children) is an American-Swedish short documentary film directed by Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas. It was released at the Full Frame Film Festival on April 7, 2019, then it became available for streaming on Netflix as an original film on June 14, 2019. This film shows hundreds of refugee children in Sweden who have a coma-like illness called the Resignation Syndrome, caused by uncertainties of life.

Summary
"In the grip of trauma, hundreds of refugee children in Sweden withdraw from life's uncertainties into a coma-like illness called Resignation Syndrome."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast

 * Henry Ascher
 * Nadja Hatem
 * Mikael Billing
 * Karl Sallin
 * Elizabeth Hultcrantz
 * Gellert Tamas
 * Anne-Liis von Knorring

Awards
This documentary was nominated for an Oscar,