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Gurba, the condemned

Gurba, the condemned

A human documentary about the largest exile in the history if the 20th Century

2014 · 70 min · Documentary

Siya, Dumaha, Mata and Aziz are Saharawi refugees that live in camps in Tindouf (Algeria). They show us the daily extreme harshness of an exile that lasts for 40 years. We can discover the unknown reality of torture, mines and maimed people, child malnutrition or mental illnesses that plague the Saharawi people, who are condemned to live away from their homeland.

Directed by Miguel Ángel Tobías

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