865049
865049

Robbed of Truth

2011-01-01 en 63m
Documentary
This is the true story of Fetim Salam, a Saharawi refugee falsely portrayed as a slave in the Australian documentary 'Stolen'. Australian filmmakers, Violeta Ayala and Daniel Fallshaw, travel to the Saharawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria in 2007 and claim to discover 20,000 slaves in the camps run by the independence movement Polisario Front. Refugees are outraged for being portrayed as slaves, and humanitarian aid workers are incredulous about these allegations as they know the camps intimately. Filmmaker Carlos Gonzalez retraces their steps in search of the truth and finds a web of lies, misinformation and Moroccan operatives reshaping the truth.

Director

Carlos González

Music

Mariem Hassan

Music

Jalihena Natu

slavery sahrawi refugee camps media blockade

Status

Released

Countries

  • Australia
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Companies

  • Collective Filmworks