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Human Flow

Human Flow

When there is nowhere to go, nowhere is home.

20176.92h 20m

Overview

More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. Filmmaker Ai Weiwei examines the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Over the course of one year in 23 countries, Weiwei follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretch across the globe, including Afghanistan, France, Greece, Germany and Iraq.

Directed by Ai Weiwei
Written by Boris Cheshirkov, Chin-Chin Yap, Tim Finch
Produced by Ai Weiwei, Heino Deckert, Chin-Chin Yap
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Boris Cheshirkov

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Marin Din Kajdomcaj

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Princess Dana Firas of Jordan

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Abeer Khalid

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refugee

About Human Flow

Human Flow is a documentary film released in 2017 exploring themes of refugee. Directed by Ai Weiwei, it stars Boris Cheshirkov, Marin Din Kajdomcaj, Princess Dana Firas of Jordan. More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. Filmmaker Ai Weiwei examines the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Over the course of one year in 23 countries, Weiwei follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretch across the globe, including Afghanistan, France, Greece, Germany and Iraq.

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