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The Last Shelter

Le Dernier Refuge

2021

This documentary lingers at a way-station in the Malian desert town of Gao, where migrants pause on their perilous journeys across the Sahara, sharing their fears and dreams of reaching Europe. A quietly powerful portrait.

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