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SYNOPSIS
Can a shelter become a prison? "We cannot leave the camp neither go back to our country nor prosper". At the same time, can a shelter become homeland? "In this place I grow myself, I studied, worked and became father. I feel home". This is a contradiction faced by refugees of the largest camp worldwide, Dadaab, in north-eastern Kenya.
This is the case of Omar, Hassan and Mohamed, three Somalian young men who arrived to Dadaab in 1991, when the war started in Somalia and the camp was created. Their memories of their previous lives are reduced to some blurry images. In these two decades, they have become part of an incipient middle class, but despite that, their aim is to get one of the prized visas to start a new life in another country.
While they think on leaving, 6.000 people arrive every month from Somalia. N-0 is one of the areas where new arrivals are settled and Mohamed Alí is its leader. For them, the camp means safety, but restarting life there is difficult either.
A few of them leave; a lot arrive; all of them "hoping the best but prepared for the worst".
** Making this documentary cost 12,000 euros, that the directors paid themselves. They did it because they thought it was necessary. From 2009 till nowadays, they have recovered 771 euros from their investment. If you want to contribute to the project, you can make a donation. In case we reach the money spent, the rest of the amount will be invested in a new project related on. You can support the project on our website.
CREDITS
Omar Digale Abdi, Mohamed Alí, Mohamed Shallee, Hassan Yamna, Habiba
Directed by: Oriol Andrés, Carlos Castro, Gemma Garcia
Written by: Oriol Andrés, Carlos Castro, Gemma Garcia, Miquel Martí Freixa
A production by: Contrast / Fora de Quadre
Camera and Sound: O. Andrés, C. Castro, G. Garcia
Editor: María Romero
Sound Editor: Susanna Carreras
Country: Spain/Kenya
Year of production: 2009-2011
Duration: 50 minutes
Original languages: Somali / English
Subtitles: English / Spanish / Catalan
Original format: HDV
Format of exhibition: DVD / HDCAM
