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Refugees: Who Needs Them? (2012)

  • Director

    Directed by Miles Roston. Written by Miles Roston and George Tobal

  • Genere

    Documentary

  • Cast & Crew

    With the participation of: Fathi ben Khalifa, Fasil Agegnehu,Renuka and Jigme Gurung, Li Zhu Yin. DOP: Miles Roston.

  • Produced by

    Keydocs, Janneke Doolaard, and Ethan Films

  • Year

    2013

  • Status

    Completed. Cinematic release.

  • Website

    http://www.facebook.com/ComingSoonRefugees

A cinematic, gripping and humorous look into the lives of refugees - and - ourselves.

As Europe descends into fiscal crisis, the hard line against immigrants and refugees tightens. Nowhere more than in the Netherlands, now in the grip of anti-immigration and anti-refugee rhetoric. Into this world come invited - or resettled refugees: Fatih an activist escaping death threats from Gaddafi, Fasil - a journalist from Ethiopia sentenced to life for condemning fraudulent elections, Li Zhu - a Falun Gong Buddhist. After they barely escape their governments, they find they're unwanted by governments in Europe as well. Filmed over the course of a year, they embark on a dramatic search to find out whether they are indeed useful or needed. 

The film premiered at the film festival Movies that Matter in the Hague, and was screened at sold out events in cinemas across the Netherlands in collaboration with UNHCR and the Foundation for Refugee Students (UAF).