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Letters to Ali (2004)

Letters to Ali poster
Directed by
Clara Law
Genre
documentary film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the story of an asylum seeker, his family, and the filmmaker who connects with them. It shows the difficulties faced by people seeking asylum and points out that Australia is the only western country that still holds children in detention centers.

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What happens

Letters to Ali is a 2004 documentary film about the story of an asylum seeker, a family and a filmmaker. The movie pictures the hardship of the asylum seekers, and pays attention to the fact that Australia remains the only western country that keep children in detention centres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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