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201967 minPGdocumentary

6.8/ 10(40 ratings)• TMDB

The Way Back

201967 minPGdocumentary

6.8/ 10(40 ratings)• TMDB

Thousands of kilometers traveled from Iraq lead Hüseyin Al Baldawi from Brussels to Athens as he seeks refuge in Europe.

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Dimitri Petrovic,

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Thousands of kilometers traveled from Iraq lead Hüseyin Al Baldawi from Brussels to Athens as he seeks refuge in Europe.

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Dimitri Petrovicdirector

Maxime Jennedirector

Hussein Rassimcast

Juliette Lacroixcast

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Hüseyin Al Baldawi arrives in Brussels in August 2015 after fleeing Iraq. He receives a residence permit a year later. The film follows his passage to Athens, where he encounters various challenges as an immigrant. As he travels through different countries, he meets other individuals facing similar struggles. The work critiques attitudes in European society toward immigrants and documents the hardships of seeking refuge in unfamiliar places. Directed by Dimitri Petrovic, the film runs for 67 minutes.

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