We Were Not Born Refugees, tells the unique stories of eight refugees. Eight lives that cross in a European city – Barcelona – now. Iryna, Mohamad, Gabriel, Boris, Jose Luis, Mahmoud, Maysam and George: lawyers, musicians, managers, translators, security guards, actors, call center agents. Some have just arrived, others arrived years ago. Some leaving behind a war, others a dictatorship, others a social or cultural discrimination. But all of them, in a particular moment of their lives, knew how to make a crucial decision: exile over submission. We Were Not Born Refugees tells the story of that decision and how, here and now, it gives meaning to their lives. It will surprise us to discover how in their daily life, their strength and their desires are transmitted to the people they work with, to those who teach and to those who help in their difficulties. We Were Not Born Refugees tells the story of eight full lives.
Production Company: Acteón, S.L. – Films 59
Director: Claudio Zulián
Script: Claudio Zulián
Music: Claudio Nervi – Claudio Zulián
Photography: Sergi Garriga
Sound: Erik Arajol
Editing: Daniel Gª Benavides
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Color: Color
Original Format: Digital
Screening Formats: DCP / Digital
Mohamed Bitari – Mahmoud Alhawajiri – Boris Talom – Iryna Batahova – Gabriel Brncic – George Freeman – Maysam Zaarour – José Luis Nvumba Mañana.
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