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Foreigner (The)

Country: UK, Language: English | Turkish, 12 mins

  • Director: Ben Allen
  • Writer: Ben Allen
  • Producer: Charlotte Howley

CGiii Comment

As we all know, filmmakers love to jump onto the topical bandwagon...the result is - usually - a glut of similar films all saying the same thing.

Not the case here.

Ben Allen's film is intelligent and thought-provoking...as well as being devastatingly sad and chilling to-the-bone. Talk about turning-tables to get your message across...this is a supreme example.

Writing, acting, direction...all accomplished.

Simply...stunning.


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

Fleeing the political unrest in his homeland and journeying through a broken Europe, a British man finds himself seeking asylum on the Turkish border. Desperate, and armed with only rudimentary language skills, he is intent on convincing the authorities to give him a chance at a new life.

Cast & Characters

Özay Fecht
Ben Allen as Graham
Aziz Çapkurt