Matar

Jun 20, 2023

0h 23m

★ 0.0

Overview

The story of an asylum seeker in England who, when confronted with the hostile immigration system in the UK, is forced to live on the fringes of society and rely on his bike to survive. Based on the lived experience of co-writer Ayman Alhussein.

Genres

Drama

Documentary

Production Companies

Waterbear Films

Matar Trailers

Cast

Matar

Ahmed Malek

Musa

Elmi Rashid Elmi

Jay

Hussain Saddam

Housemate

Ayman Alhussein

Barbara

Lisa Bentley

Jameel

Youssef Kerkour

What does it mean to belong to a place, a country? In a south Tel Aviv elementary school, that question is addressed head-on by a fourth-grade class and their teacher. The children are asylum seekers whose families mostly do not have a legal status in Israel, yet learn, sing and play in Hebrew all the while examining their identity and sense of belonging.

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