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Film 02 · Short

2025 · 4 min · Arabic, Dutch

Must We Go Back?

After the far right wins the Dutch elections, ten-year-old Noor tries to hold on to the safe life her family has built, while the threat of deportation slowly enters their everyday world.

Longline

Ten-year-old Noor has learned to trust the rhythms of her life in the Netherlands: school, family, familiar rooms, familiar streets.

When a far-right victory makes deportation feel possible again, that safety begins to fracture in small daily moments.

Stills

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Credits

Director of Photography
Gijs ten Den
Production
Abdulrahman Abdulfattah
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