‘Children were wearing fake life jackets’: one Syrian family’s terrifying, 10-year journey
None of them imagined what would come next In 2015, an 11-year-old Syrian girl called Israa matter-of-factly explained how her family would survive if their dinghy sank crossing the sea from Turkey to Greece.
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- “And I,” said Israa, a huge smile lighting her face, “I know how to rescue myself.” Wife-and-husband documentary-makers Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes met Israa while filming a BBC series, Exodus, about refugees trying to reach Europe.
- Ten years in the making, their documentary, One in a Million, is extraordinary -….
- Her father would grab her disabled sister; her mother would look after the baby.
In 2015, two film-makers first met 11-year-old refugee Israa, forced to abandon Aleppo for a new life in Europe, along with her parents and siblings.
Their plan was to follow Israa and her family on their hazardous journey to Germany.
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- But after Israa reached safety, the pair kept filming.
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