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BAFTA-Winning Director Hassan Akkad Prepping Asylum-Seeker Film ‘Matar’ With Stars From ‘The Swimmers,’ ‘Dune’ (Exclusive)
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A film examining the plight of asylum seekers in the U.K. is in the works from a team of filmmakers, some of whom have firsthand experiences as refugees seeking asylum themselves.

Entitled Matar, the drama comes from director and activist Hassan Akkad, who won a BAFTA for his BBC documentary Exodus: Our Journey to Europe, which used footage from his own journey as a Syrian refugee to the U.K.

Set to highlight the struggles of asylum seekers in the hostile environment of London’s streets and the hardships faced by thousands of migrants trying to exist in this country, the script is based on the experiences of Ayman Alhussein, a Syrian refugee and cinematographer. Alhussein, who lent his expertise to and had a small role on Netflix’s Toronto-opener The Swimmers, also chronicling the struggles of refugees journeying into Europe, will...
See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
  • 11/23/2022
  • by Alex Ritman
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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