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ALGANESH - HOPE ON THE HORIZON

by Lia Beltrami, Marianna Beltrami

synopsis

'I didn't believe it until I saw it'. A sign on a wall says this, as a hundred Eritrean refugees arrive in Endabaguna collection centre in the Tigray region in Ethiopia, after traveling in an airless truck for four days. Why do people run away? What happens before the infamous images we are shown in the West of refugees crossing the sea? An intense journey through four refugee camps for Eritreans in Ethiopia, amongst unaccompanied children, persecuted Kunamas, people who have been there for as long as 17 years. This journey will follow Dr Alganesh Fessah's work, and her commitment in securing refugee's rights and liberating kidnapped and tortured prisoners in the Sinai desert. Three protagonists: refugees; Ethiopia, a welcoming land; and Alganesh who, among despair, will tell us her hopes on the horizon.

international title: Alganesh - Hope on the Horizon
original title: Alganesh
country: Italy, Ethiopia
sales agent: TVCO
year: 2019
genre: documentary
directed by: Lia Beltrami, Marianna Beltrami
film run: 60'
cinematography by: Ferran Paredes Rubio
film editing: Lia Beltrami
music: Alberto Beltrami
producer: Andrea Morghen
production: Aurora Vision

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