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Films
2 Films
Region
“Middle and Near East”
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Keywords
“Refugees Displaced populations”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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films with a digital version
2
short films
1
Region
Middle and Near East
2
x
Country
Iran
1
Jordan
1
Keywords
Children / Young people
1
Labour
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
2
x
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Directors
Al Akash, Ruba
1
Boswall, Karen
1
Moser, Brian
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
not set
1
Country of production
Jordan
1
United Kingdom
2
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Year of production
1973
1
2014
1
Film list
Boya Boya (Shine Shine)
2014
18
‘
Directed by
Karen Boswall
Ruba Al Akash
.
A portrait of Syrian refugee Mohammed, a 12-year-old shoe shine boy, ‘Boya Boya (Shine Shine)’ looks at the reality of the growing population of urban refugees from a child’s point of view. While
Middle and Near East
Children / Young people
Refugees / Displaced populations
Labour
Dervishes of Kurdistan
1973
52
‘
Directed by
Brian Moser
.
A community of Kurds resident in Iran on the border with Iraq forms the subject of this film. Many of the inhabitants of the community are refugees from Kurdish areas of Iraq and the villagers are
Middle and Near East
Refugees / Displaced populations
Religion / Belief / Faith