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202016 minPGdoc-short

Seahorse

202016 minPGdoc-short

A family arrives in Europe on a rubber dinghy, and Hanan learns to swim while trying to forget her past experiences in the water.

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Nele Dehnenkamp

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A family arrives in Europe on a rubber dinghy, and Hanan learns to swim while trying to forget her past experiences in the water.

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Nele Dehnenkampdirector

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Hanan sits beside her brother at a public pool, ready for swimming lessons. Their instructor explains the Seahorse badge, symbolizing a swimmer who stands in the water. Hanan's family arrived in Europe on a rubber dinghy. She could not swim then. To forget that experience, she learned to stay above water, like a seahorse. The film runs for 16 minutes and was released in 2020.

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