Hallo Syria - Calls from the Escape Route

In the beginning of September 2015, law-student Natasha Al-Hariri, like many other Danes, was overwhelmed by the many refugees arriving in Denmark. She went to the main train station in Copenhagen to help arriving refugees. Especially one refugee made a huge impression on Natasha; a young man who had not been in contact with his family for weeks. Natasha helped him to get power on his mobile phone. And when the phone turned on, more than 3700 lost calls and messages from his family appeared on the screen. Not being able to contact your loved ones to confirm that they - or you - are ok, is one of the most tormenting issues for the ‘modern refugee’. Inspired by that emotional story, DR, alongside Natasha Al-Hariri decided to offer refugees to call home, and to document the difficult escape route. A team was sent to the Greek island of Lesbos, then to the border between Serbia and Croatia, and finally to Passau in Germany.