AFVIST / DENIED

 
 
SYNOPSIS

In May 2009, around 80 Iraqi asylum seekers sought refuge in Brorson's church in Copenhagen to avoid being expelled. Several of the Iraqis have been in Denmark for up to 10 years. Their children were born here, speak Danish and went to Danish schools. August 13, 2009 at midnight, the Danish government send the police into the church.

 
TITLE: Afvist (UK: Denied)
RELEASE DATE: 14.11.2009
TECHNICAL DATA: 16:9 / colour / Digibeta
RUNNING TIME: 16 min.
LANGUAGE: Danish dialogue, English subtitles
CATEGORY: documentary
DIRECTOR: Aage Rais-Nordentoft
PRODUCER: Jacob Oliver Krarup
DOP: Talib Rasmussen
EDITOR: Signe Rebecca Kaufmann
INTERNATIONAL SALES: Fourhands Film
LINK TO FILM: here ->
FESTIVALS
CPH:DOX, Denmark, 2009
Aarhus Filmfestival, Denmark, 2009
Nordisk Panorama, Norway, 2010
Milano Film Festival, Italy, 2010
Document 8, Scotland, 2010
Uppsala Film Festival, Finland, 2010
Tempo Doc. Filmfes., Sweden, 2011
Zubiak Getxo Filmfes., Spain, 2012 (awarded first prize)
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SEE THE FULL FILM HERE