M. Qahees
A young man waits through a tense night of phone calls
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Film 04 · Short

2023 · 6 min · Dutch

One of the Three

A young refugee desperately tries to arrange a smuggler to bring his mother and three sisters to the Netherlands, until a night of rejected calls and humiliations reveals that the price of their freedom is far higher than money alone.

Longline

A young refugee spends the night trying to arrange a smuggler who can bring his mother and three sisters to safety in the Netherlands.

With every rejected call and humiliation, the promise of rescue becomes a demand for something more than money.

Stills

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