Into the Fire (2013)

The Hidden Victims of Austerity in Greece

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 40M

Director : Guy Smallman, Kate Mara

Synopsis

Greece is in crisis. But the economic crisis is not the only one. An asylum crisis has gripped the country at this time of severe austerity. And it hits the most vulnerable: Refugees, including minors, who have left everything behind fleeing their countries to find safety. In Greece, they are left destitute and on the streets, unable to apply for asylum and threatened by escalating racist attacks. Trapped in Greece, they have one message for Europe and the rest of the world: Let us leave!

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Guy Smallman
Guy Smallman
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Kate Mara
Kate Mara
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