The Last Refugees

The Last Refugees

2018 · 40 min · Documentary

Among the last Syrian refugees allowed in the US before President Trump’s Muslim travel ban, the Kalajis’ excitement and hope slowly turn into something else as they face the realities of surviving and the magnitude of what they were forced to leave behind.

Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian

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