Shocking Film on the expulsion of Albanians from Germany
(9 years ago)The film sums up all the performance, from planning a collective deportation, to the major night police action in asylum seekers' dwellings to reaching those at the country of origin in Albania. “They come at night, take them out of sleep and put them on the plane: special police commandos and authorities for foreigners, [...]
“They come at night, take them out of sleep and put them on the plane: special police commandos and foreign authorities, during 2016, have expelled 25 thousand asylum seekers from Germany”. So begins the presentation of documentary film “Deportation Class”, which is being shown these days at German cinemas, writes albinfo.ch.ch.
But what does expulsion really mean, and what about the men, women, and children who are expelled? The 85-minute documentary “Deportation Class”, which has been awarded significant awards, gives a comprehensive picture of this violent move the state takes. It sums up all the performance, from planning a collective deportation, to the major night police action in asylum seekers' dwellings to reaching their place of origin. Where the question lies, what will they do next...
Directors Carsten Rau and Hauke Wender have had the opportunity to film such a collective deportation. It is the case of the permanent expulsion of 200 asylum seekers to Albania, writes albinfo.ch. With the shocking picture, the film not only records a precise picture of the ossuary of these night expulsions. He does more: gives a voice and a face to people who are not spoken on television news: people who are being expelled.
People like joy, who had hoped for a better future of his children in Germany, and now he must see helplessly how his dream is shattered. Or Elidor's family and Angela, who were forced to flee the blood feud and after being deported to Albania crash into the abyss...
