Refugees Deserve Protection, not Imprisonment

TV commercial – dir. Andrey Getov

In 2011, 588 asylum-seeking refugees were confined in police detention centres. 64 of them were children.

Concept

In Bulgaria, in violation of international and domestic legislation, authorities intern asylum-seekers in closed police institutions, depriving them of their most basic human right – the right to freedom.

In 2011, 588 asylum-seeking refugees were confined in police detention centres. 64 of them were children.

This is not simply illegal. It is inhumane. Make a change. Sign the petition at zakrila.bghelsinki.org.

* Use of documentary footage from the Temporary Accommodation Centre in Lyubimets.

Idea and client

Technical specs

  • release date: November 2012
  • filming format: HD
  • screening formats: HD, HDV, BD, BetaSP, DVD, DV
  • picture: colour, 1.78:1
  • sound: stereo 2.0
  • runtime: 35 sec
  • original language: Bulgarian
  • subtitles: English, Bulgarian
  • website: monoco.eu/protection

Cast