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Between Borders
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Good for friends night · teens · thought-provoking
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The film follows the refugee crisis in 2015 and 2016 from the perspective of a young Lebanese woman, Boushra Jaber. She came to Serbia in 2015 to work on her PhD. Driven by a deep desire to help she started working as an Arabic translator in a refugee camp in Presevo, on the Serbian-Macedonian border. During her three months in the field, Boushra faced personal and professional challenges that put her beliefs to the test.
Gripping Refugee Crisis DramaIntimate Biographical PortraitEmotionally Heavy & RealisticSociopolitical CommentaryHumanitarian EmpathyCultural Bridge NarrativeBleak yet PoignantEducational Documentary StylePsychological ResilienceContemporary Historical Fiction
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Is Between Borders plot-driven or character-driven?
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Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
Will I feel good after watching Between Borders?
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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.
Is Between Borders in English?
SerbianKurdishArabicEnglishPersianGreekPashto
No, it was made in Serbian, with some Kurdish, Arabic, English, Persian, Greek, and Pashto.