Anita Lost in News

(Anita Lost in News / فیلم کوتاه ایرانی آنیتا در اخبار گم شد)

Anima-Doc, 2023, 17min, Language: Kurdish 

Director & Scriptwriter: Behzad Nalbandi
Animator: Behzad Nalbandi
Producer: Behzad Nalbandi

Synopsis:

On October 27th, 2020 an inflatable boat leaves the coast of Dunkirk, France, to take 19 illegal immigrants to England, however, it is capsized a\er a few minutes. Seven migrants drowned in the English Channel, five belonged to a Kurdish-Iranian family (Rasoul 35, Shiva 35, Anita 9, Armin 6 and Ar’n just 15 months) who had gone on this difficult journey dreaming of a bejer life. This is an anima-documentary based on a true story.

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