AC Films executive producer
Directed by Ai Wei Wei
Directed by Ai Wei Wei
Synopsis:
Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war in the greatest human displacement since World War II.
This epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei, gives a powerful visual expression to this massive human migration. The documentary elucidates both the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact.
Captured over the course of an eventful year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretches across the globe in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey.
From dislocation and disillusionment to courage, endurance and adaptation; from the haunting lure of lives left behind to the unknown potential of the future.
This visceral work of cinema is a testament to the unassailable human spirit and poses one of the questions that will define this century: Will our global society emerge from fear, isolation, and self-interest and choose a path of openness, freedom, and respect for humanity?
Selections & Awards:
Bambi Awards - Winner
Venice Film Festival
UNESCO Award
UNICEF Award
Fair Play Cinema Award
Fondation Mimmo Rotella Award
Human Rights Films Network Award
Nominated for The Golden Lion
Satellite Awards
Adelaide Film Festival
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Detroit Film Critics Society
Hamburg Film Festival
Hamptons Film Festival
Hamburg International Film Festival
London Critics Circle Film Award
Valladolid International Film Festival
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