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The Refugee (1988)

The Refugee poster
Directed by
Ali El-Ghoul
Country
Denmark

How it feels

This documentary looks at the Palestinian experience of being a refugee. It shows people who fled to Lebanon in 1948 and also follows Palestinians living in Denmark who face cultural challenges.

authenticsoberreflectiveobservationalrestrainedhumanizingdocumentary-stylecontemplative

What happens

The Refugee er en dokumentarfilm instrueret af Ali El-Ghoul, Abdullah Khaizaran. Videoen giver et billede af - eller viser en af siderne af - det palæstinensiske problem. Det er en autentisk dokumentation af de palæstinensere, der flygtede til Libanon i 1948. Videoen beskriver endvidere livet som palæstinensisk flygtning i Danmark og de konflikter og vanskeligheder, der opstår ved at møde en anden kultur. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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