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It’s 1979. Olivia Murray, a secretary at a Los Angeles newspaper, is determined to become a photojournalist. When an opportunity arises to accompany her Kurdish boyfriend, Delan, to northern Iraq, she hopes to better understand Delan and capture an image that will land her a photographer job. Yet when she arrives in Delan’s hometown, Olivia is confronted with the reality of a town under constant threat. Then, when Olivia captures a shattering, tragic moment on film, it upends all their lives and proves that true bravery begins with an open heart. Read Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar.