The Sad Truth is a film about young Syrian women in Danish deportation camps who are faced with two choices: return to their country of origin or spend an indefinite time in the camp. Their stories echo stories of the Danish deportation of Jews in the 1930s and of German war refugees in 1945-1947.
We meet Syrian women Sahar, Nadia, Enas and Mariam, who have lost their asylum claim, as well as activists: retired teacher Gerda, law student Rahima, writer Anne Lise and priest Per. We also listen to politicians who defend the deportation law.
The film invites us to reflect on similarities and differences in the situation of refugees and in political rhetoric over time, and also on narrative: who tells these stories and how? How is the Danish deportation policy of the past remembered and told? Who are remembered and who are forgotten?
The film screening is an open event associated with the XVI Nordic Labour History Conference, organized at Tampere University.
Organiser
History degree programme at Tampere University and the Finnish Society for Labour History
Further information
Sami Suodenjoki, sami.suodenjoki@tuni.fi