This documentary shows the fates of refugees from the Iraqi/Jordanian desert on their way to Brazil, their hopes and expectations towards their new home country. With respect and inquisitiveness the director shows the lives and problems of these struggling people, thus creating a film that goes beyond integration programming. Not only does it inform the audience about the fears and joys of these refugees, it also puts a human face to the word refugee using spectacular pictures and evoking a feeling of trust and faith for its subjects and its audience for a joint future. How did the camera team win the trust of these refugees in such a short time and how did the crew manage to stretch the 48 hours before the departure to Brazil to a programme that allows the audience space to contemplate and the protagonists a worthy farewell?
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The documentary “Chave da Casa” follows the last 48 hours of a group of Palestinians in the refugee camp of Al-Rweished, on the border between Jordan and…