

The Longest Run
Jasim and Alsaleh are underage refugees in a Greek prison. Coming from Syria and Iraq, they were arrested and accused of smuggling illegal immigrants. With unique access in the juvenile prison and court room, the film follows the two friends closely while in custody, during the trial and after the verdict, through a narrative of suspense which reveals how youngsters are forced to transport migrants across the border to Greece while the smugglers stay behind and continue their job uninterrupted. If Jasim and Alsaleh are found guilty, they will face extremely long prison sentences. Phone conversations between the imprisoned young boys and their mothers at their war-stricken countries accentuate the double enclosure that these families experience. No one knows how and when their long run will end.
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- Released
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- Language
- Greek
- refugee
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FranceFR
- TV12Arte2 Feb 2016
GermanyDE
- TV12Arte2 Feb 2016
- PremiereLeipzig International Documentary Film Festival1 Nov 2022
GreeceGR
- TV25 Nov 2015
- PremiereThessaloniki Documentary Festival16 Mar 2016
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The Longest Run was released on 16 March 2016.
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