Life on the Border (2015)
What I want from you is to come and see my life.
The fate of thousands of people is unified under the tarpaulins of the refugee camps in Kobanê and in Shingal. Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi has given eight children the opportunity to use a camera to tell their own stories. Each film gives us a glimpse into the plight of the children, as seen through their own eyes. Their stories tell of young people with their whole lives ahead of them, though they’ve already lost almost everything. At a certain point, the film crew leaves the camp and follows the 13-year-old Mahmod and his sister in the search for his parent‘s house in Kobanê. The town has been ravaged by the war and all the children find is rubble. The eight films reveal the courage and openness of the young filmmakers, who share their stories with great intensity, realism and poetry, despite their harsh fate.
Keywords
refugee, refugee camp
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Life on the Border about?
- The fate of thousands of people is unified under the tarpaulins of the refugee camps in Kobanê and in Shingal. Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi has given eight children the opportunity to use a camera to tell their own stories. Each film gives us a glimpse into the plight of the children, as seen through their own eyes. Their stories tell of young people with their whole lives ahead of them, though they’ve already lost almost everything. At a certain point, the film crew leaves the camp and follows the 13-year-old Mahmod and his sister in the search for his parent‘s house in Kobanê. The town has been ravaged by the war and all the children find is rubble. The eight films reveal the courage and openness of the young filmmakers, who share their stories with great intensity, realism and poetry, despite their harsh fate.
- Who directed Life on the Border?
- Life on the Border was directed by Diar Omar, Delovan Kekha, Hazem Khodeideh, Basmeh Soleiman, Mahmod Ahmad, Sami Hossein, Zohour Saeid, Ronahi Ezaddin.
- How long is Life on the Border?
- Life on the Border has a runtime of 1h 13m (73 minutes).
- What genre is Life on the Border?
- Life on the Border is a Documentary film.
- Where was Life on the Border produced?
- Life on the Border was produced in Iraq.