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A life on hold: The story of a teenage refugee

3 April 2023
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Year: 2012
Directed by: Nick Francis and Marc Silver (Amnesty International)

The short film Life on hold tells the everyday life of Omar, a 17 year old Somali living in a refugee camp situated at the Tunisian border. Since the 2011 war broke out, thousands of refugees from Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea who were living or transiting through Libya have been forced to find refuge in neighboring countries.

They’re now awaiting in refugee camps at the Tunisian and Egyptian borders, unable to either leave or stay.

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