Travelling to his ideal destination, a young Syrian refugee is stranded in the notorious refugee camp the Jungle in Calais. Drama about the feelings and motives of refugees in this merciless place.
Travelling to his ideal destination, a young Syrian refugee is stranded in the infamous refugee camp the Jungle in Calais. Here, he finds an unlikely friend in his cynical tent mate, who has abandoned hope of a positive outcome. While trying to cope with the unwritten laws of the Jungle by day, by night the partners in misfortune risk their lives finding a route to the ‘promised land’. Drama about the feelings and motives of refugees in the notorious camp, on their way to a life without war.
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Gouden Kalf winner
Beste Acteur Televisiedrama (2017)
Majd Mardo
Beste Acteur Televisiedrama (2017)
George Tobal
Gouden Kalf nominees
Beste Televisiedrama (2017)
Hetty de Kruijf
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