They call it ‘the game’: the life-threatening journey that many unaccompanied minors undertake to seek protection in Western Europe. For Sajid Khan Nasiri, the game began at age 14 after the Taliban killed his father in Afghanistan. Travelling through Iran and Turkey to Eastern Europe, he gets closer to his destination, chased by violent police and hostile civilians. He records all of this in detail on his phone. After a two-year journey full of dangers and hardships, he arrives in Belgium and applies for asylum. But now a new game begins: the mind game. How does a young person cope with enormous psychological pressure, the suspicion of the authorities and disturbing news from home?
Gefolgt von Filmgespräch mit / Followed by film talk with Els van Driel & Sajid Khan
Gefolgt von Filmgespräch mit / Followed by film talk with Els van Driel & Sajid Khan
