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M. Ozan Karyağdi
"APAÇİ": A REFUGEE STORY (2018)


Storyline
"Apaci": a Refugee Story is about Basir Khamooshi, his wife, Noura, and their young daughter, Nila, who have been stuck in Turkey as religious refugees, and cannot go to the US to join the rest of their family due to the recently imposed Muslim ban, even though they are Baha'i and they left Iran as a consequence of religious persecution by the Iranian government. Basir used to be a professional classical cello performer in Iran, but now he works in a wood factory in wood cutting. This documentary is produced to share their story as an example and change the idea of refugees being a treat. We expect to open a new conversation about immigration, refugees, and refugee rights.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8505842/
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