Unwelcome

20172017
16min

In a tent at a gas station in Greece lives a six year old boy. Menwar and his family fled the Syrian war hoping to find peace in Europe, but when they finally arrived they found a continent ... Read allIn a tent at a gas station in Greece lives a six year old boy. Menwar and his family fled the Syrian war hoping to find peace in Europe, but when they finally arrived they found a continent that didn't want them, a continent that had closed its borders to them. Now they face the ... Read allIn a tent at a gas station in Greece lives a six year old boy. Menwar and his family fled the Syrian war hoping to find peace in Europe, but when they finally arrived they found a continent that didn't want them, a continent that had closed its borders to them. Now they face the biggest decision of their lives: will they give up the dream of Europe and follow the poli... Read all

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- Ida Theresa Myklebost
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In a tent at a gas station in Greece lives a six year old boy. Menwar and his family fled the Syrian war hoping to find peace in Europe, but when they finally arrived they found a continent that didn't want them, a continent that had closed its borders to them. Now they face the biggest decision of their lives: will they give up the dream of Europe and follow the police to a prison-like government camp or break all the rules and make an illegal run for the border?

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The Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. invited director Ida Theresa Myklebost and co-producer Jasmine El-Gamal to screen "Unwelcome" for a select audience including the former deputy general of NATO Alexander Vershbow, followed by a discussion about the state of the Syrian refugee crisis and the experience of working as filmmakers in a refugee camp.