Europa

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Europa

2021

1h 15m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Kamal, a young Iraqi man entering Europe on foot through the border between Turkey and Bulgaria, is captured by Bulgarian border police but escapes, finding himself to search for a way out in a seemingly interminable forest, an underworld where rules and laws don't exist, where he is wounded and chased by Bulgarian migrant hunters. For three days and three nights Kamal must fight for his life through a journey of survival until a final life-or-death confrontation.

Philip De Semlyen

Time Out

Haunting and narratively spare, its a plea for humanity wrapped inside a gripping survival story.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 18, 2022

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

Filmed over 13 days in Tuscany and based on genuine Balkan Route testimony, this is an innovative, immersive insight into the migration crisis that also reveals much about human depravity.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 15, 2022

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Marina Ashioti

Little White Lies

Portrays unsettling realities to a visceral and succinct effect.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 15, 2022

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Calum Cooper

Flick Feast

It’s a triumph of moviemaking from Rashid and his crew, but it’s also a loud reminder for us not to forget our humanity. After all, once we lose our empathy we may as well be nothing.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 15, 2024

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

Rashid’s film-making is impressive: the movie’s best sequences are full of tension.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 20, 2022

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

The camera sticks to Kamal, tracking his relentless, confusing and terrifying flight. Capturing the desperation and suffering thanks to an impressive central performance from Ali.

Mar 15, 2022

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Pretentious and dumb

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02/15/25

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Synopsis

Kamal, a young Iraqi man entering Europe on foot through the border between Turkey and Bulgaria, is captured by Bulgarian border police but escapes, finding himself to search for a way out in a seemingly interminable forest, an underworld where rules and laws don't exist, where he is wounded and chased by Bulgarian migrant hunters. For three days and three nights Kamal must fight for his life through a journey of survival until a final life-or-death confrontation.

Director: Haider Rashid
Producer: Haider Rashid
Screenwriter: Sonia Giannetto, Haider Rashid
Production Co: ODU Movies, Beyond Dreams Entertainment, Radical Plans, Berta Film, Toscana Film Commission, AFAC - The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Fair Play- The Italian Cinematographer, Ministero della Cultura (MiC)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 15m