The Strangers' Case

There were standing ovations and lots of tears at the world premiere tonight at Berlinale Film Festival.

Set in Aleppo, in the middle of the war in Syria, the surgeon Amira tries to save lifes among constant attacks. Throughout the movie, we follow her and her daughter and get to know five different families whose lives are all intertwined with each other. The director Brandt Andersen, who has worked in refugee camps in Syria, Jordan and Turkey among others, has created a dramatic story with four different perspectives on war and seeking refuge that deeply touched me and left a mark on me.

In times like these, were right-wing parties and hate against migrants and refugees are uprising all over Europe (again), this movie is so important as it shows without telling that it is not the refugees that are at fault, not the soldiers, neither the traffickers. But the goverments that create the need to leave. I dearly wish for The Stranger's case to be awarded with the golden bear as it will help many people to change their perspective and to give a voice to all the people who apparently are "strangers". 10/10.