Sanctuary

'Sanctuary', 2019

Khaled fought against the "beast" of terror when working as an interpreter for the Coalition Forces in Iraq. Born Iraqi but raised in the Netherlands he believes in Western ideals of ...

Khaled fought against the "beast" of terror when working as an interpreter for the Coalition Forces in Iraq. Born Iraqi but raised in the Netherlands he believes in Western ideals of ...

Director

Kaye Harrison

Runtime

85 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Documentary

Keywords

21st century, australian, refugee, detention centre, asylum seeker

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Sanctuary

Kaye Harrison, 2019

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Aspect ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

Color | Black and White (archive footage)

Awards

Screen Producers Australia Awards

Nominated

2019

Feature Documentary Production of the Year

SPA Award

Sydney Film Festival

Nominated

2019

Documentary Foundation Australia Award

Storyline

Khaled fought against the "beast" of terror when working as an interpreter for the Coalition Forces in Iraq. Born Iraqi but raised in the Netherlands he believes in Western ideals of ...

Khaled fought against the "beast" of terror when working as an interpreter for the Coalition Forces in Iraq. Born Iraqi but raised in the Netherlands he believes in Western ideals of freedom like any Dutchman. But Khaled couldn't escape the legacy of violence and spends the next 10 years travelling across 4 continents in search of safety. In the age of terror, Khaled is someone to be feared and is treated inhumanely. In 2015 he documents his quest to return home. Will he find sanctuary and have the life he always deserved or will he finally crack and become the "beast" they all fear him to be?

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Khaled fought against the "beast" of terror when working as an interpreter for the Coalition Forces in Iraq. Born Iraqi but raised in the Netherlands he believes in Western ideals of ...

Synopsis

Khaled fought against the "beast" of terror when working as an interpreter for the Coalition Forces in Iraq. Born Iraqi but raised in the Netherlands he believes in Western ideals of freedom like any Dutchman. But Khaled couldn't escape the legacy of violence and spends the next 10 years travelling across 4 continents in search of safety. In the age of terror, Khaled is someone to be feared and is treated inhumanely. In 2015 he documents his quest to return home. Will he find sanctuary and have the life he always deserved or will he finally crack and become the "beast" they all fear him to be?

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Cast & crew

Cast

Khaled

Actor/Actress

Léon van Schie

Actor/Actress

Crew

Director

Kaye Harrison

Screenwriter

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