When God Sleeps _taken from his first book_ is also the name of a documentary film which tells the story of Shahin Najafi. This Love Story in the Age of Terror is directed by the German-American filmmaker Till Schauder. The movie has so far _and before being completed_ received the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year Award from the Cinema for Peace Foundation. When God Sleeps will premiere at the 2017 Tribeca International Film Festival.