War in Syria has broken up millions of families…
Daily airstrikes and shootings have separated countless children from their parents and homes. Desperate, frightened people have found themselves in strange, foreign lands, without the support of their loved ones.
Developed from interviews done done in the Middle East, Europe, and America, Backpack Full of Fear contains the true stories of 20 youths who left a war-torn Syria for better lives. Some of them crossed the dangerous waters of the Mediterranean Sea in overcrowded, sinking boats. Others, pursued by police, made their way on foot through dense, dark forests. Throughout their perilous journeys, smugglers and kidnappers exploited their situations to turn a profit, and armed militias threatened to take their lives.
Experience the journeys of these young refugees in their own words and discover intimate, new perspectives on war, struggle, life, and death.
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