Emirs in wonderland
Director Ahmed Jlassi
Countries Tunisia
Duration 74 min
Synopsis
In the wake of the tumultuous uprisings of 2011, more than 20,000 Tunisians fled to Europe. Many headed for Paris, where they had been told they'd enjoy lives of plenty. Tunisian filmmaker Ahmed Jlassi wanders the Parisian streets, hearing the stories of lost men, who have woken up to the hard fact that no such wonderland exists – at least not to them.
In the wake of the tumultuous uprisings of 2011, more than 20,000 Tunisians fled to Europe. Many headed for Paris, where they had been told they'd enjoy lives of plenty. Tunisian filmmaker Ahmed Jlassi wanders the Parisian streets, hearing the stories of lost men, who have woken up to the hard fact that no such wonderland exists – at least not to them.