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Alone

Alone

2021
Documentary

Fearing for their lives, Afshin, Alain and Patricia fled their country, without their parents, when they were only children. They had to start all over here in Canada in the hope of a better life. Combining real shooting and animated cinema, "Alone" bears the imprint of hope: how does a child manage to rebuild himself in a new country, when he has left everything behind?

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Production

Picbois Productions

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Alain Arakaza

Self

Patricia Asiimwe

Self

Afshin Khazeni

Self

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