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Escape from the World's Most Dangerous Place

"After 18 years away Samira is going back to her birthplace, Somalia."

2012-04-30 en 57m
Documentary
Successful model Samira Hashi makes an emotional return to Somalia, one of the most dangerous places in the world and the place she was born. Civil war broke out in 1991, 10 days after Samira's birth, but two years later her family managed to flee the country and she grew up in the UK.Now, as Samira and the war both turn 21, she's going back for the first time to visit the people and places she left behind. The contrast with her safe and glamorous life in London could not be starker as she experiences firsthand the war's effect on a generation of young people growing up in conflict.

Graphic Designer

Alex Dinnis

Producer's Assistant

Datshiane Navanayagam

Online Editor

Ian Birchall

Researcher

Liz Homewood

Sound Mixer

Daniel Piggott

Production Executive

Paula Stringer

civil war africa somalia migration reunion conflict poverty united kingdom refugees

Status

Released

Countries

  • Somalia
  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • BBC

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