Bienvenue au Réfugistan/ Welcome to Refugeestan

This 2016 film by Anne Poiret follows a Burundi man who arrives in Tanzania as a refugee with hopes of a better life. Presented by Guillaume Lacroix, Consul General of France in Chicago and the United Nations Association USA - Greater Chicago Chapter.

This film is part of our Film Retrospective 2017-2018 series: Our World, Our Lives / Notre monde, nos vies:

At a time when alternative facts are all the rage, we return to cinéma-vérité and the documentary form at large to examine the world we live in and the people we live with. Revisit documentaries by seasoned French directors and young Chicago filmmakers.

In French with English subtitles and includes a glass of French wine.

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