When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing their uncertain journey, Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.
“This is a story of a journey to the edge of hell.” So opens this award-winning documentary that intimately portrays an ordeal all too prone to dehumanization in media coverage. Filmed entirely on three phone cameras, this moving record of endurance and the refugee experience is honest and vital.