The Arrivals

General Information

Original Title
Les Arrivants
Author/Creator
Chagnard, Patrice, director.
Language
English.
Subtitles
English
Published
France : Les Films d'ici, 2009.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (111 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00004079

Contents/Summary

Summary
Arriving on the shores of France is merely the beginning of a labyrinthine journey for more than 50,000 refugees seeking asylum through the municipal reception center in Paris each year. Cultures collide as refugees from the Congo, Chechnya, Sri Lanka and Ethiopia meet with well-intentioned but overwhelmed European social workers. Asylum seekers hoping to leave behind a life filled with war and famine, persecution and poverty find themselves forced to comply with a bureaucratic logic that resembles another kind of torment, and their social workers, faced with dwindling reserves of options and patience, are at risk of collapsing under the sheer number of new applicants. The film investigates CAFDA, the municipal reception centre for asylum-seeking families, by following the daily life of the asylum seekers and simultaneously exposes the persecution, political oppression and human misery outside Europe.

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
The Arrivals
Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 2460Available-
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 2460
(HU_OSA_00004079.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format