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| 00:00- 00:45 | FADE IN Sunrise, title, early morning in camps, people waking up, going to school/work |
| Ma Zein Wadna (Tidris- Soundtracks) 01:07- 01:51 | |
| 00:46 – 00:54 | INTRODUCTION Establishing shot w/ title, westerners in camps, vox pops, refugee culture | 01:46-00:48 VO: This may not look like your typical holiday destination. 00:49-54Yet every year hundreds of tourists travel to the refugee camps of the Western Sahara.
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| Liam: It's a whole new world, it opens your eyes.
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| Ammeke (the Netherlands): When we arrived the shock was overwhelming
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| VO: Visitors from across the globe descend upon this remote south-western corner of Algeria to participate in events ranging from marathons to film festivals.
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| It's all part of a full calendar of events, organized annually by charities in collaboration with the Polisario,
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| the resistance movement turned government in exile.
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| They actively encourage tourists to come and experience refugee culture | 02:25 – 02:30 (turned down) | |
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| Tineke (the Netherlands): We're here to be part of the hottest marathon
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| Tineke: -and attached to that there is a good cause.
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| Tineke: We didn't know that to begin with | 02:38-02:40 (turned down) | |
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| Liam: Once I found out about the marathon, then I found out about the cause that goes with it. | 02:41-02:46 (turned down) | |
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| Ammeke (the Netherlands) I had no idea of where I was coming to | 02:47-02:51 (turned down) | |
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| 02:01-02:04 | YOUTH MINISTER Mohamed Moulud Mohamed Fadel Children begging for candy, youth minister | Minister: Certainly the presence of foreigners here | Music turned down | |
| 02:05 – 02:07 | Youth minister Mohamad | M: Especially from Europe and from other nations | (turned down) | |
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| M: It is very important for the Sahrawi cause | (turned down) | |
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| Minister: Because it is considered international support for us | (turned down) | |
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| Minister: The Saharawi cause is a just cause, and the arrival of those in solidarity is a form of support for this cause |
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| This is the first thing, Secondly |
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| These delegations include a number of media outlets and newspapers, and this will be very helpful |
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| The problem of the Saharawi cause is a media problem, and additionally a problem of… |
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| A problem of aid. This aid comes from the foreign organizations and delegations, and the Sasharwi people are |
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| In dire need of this support. | 03:06 Fade in music. start track Ghadara at 02:55 | |
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| 03:17- 03:23 | LIFE IN CAMPS Shots of family life, people together, kids playing football... | VO: The Saharawi people have been living as refugees for over 35 years, when their attempted independence from Spain failed. | Music continues, down when VO | |
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| 03:27 – 03:38 | MAP 1 Map animation | VO: The Western Sahara became occupied by Morocco in 1975, when 100 000 Moroccans marched from Tarfaya across the border in what is known as the Green March. | Music (turned down) | |
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| A guerrilla war followed. The Sahrawi people retained only a fraction of their land, under the governance of the Polisario, while the rest fell to Moroccan control. | (turned down) | |
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| This is now Africa's sole remaining colony | Track continues (turned down) | |
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| The land is divided by a Moroccan-built fortifed wall, second in length to the Great Wall of China. | (turned down) | |
| 03:59-04:05 | THE BERM Shots of the wall w/soldiers, the berm w/ mines and mine sign, soldiers on dunes, shots of tanks and bombed out buildings, etc | This 1500 miles long wall is surrounded by one of the worlds largest minefelds: the berm. | (turned down) | |
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| Manned by more than 120000 troops, it still costs Morocco more a million dollars a day to sustain
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| Memories of the war and the continuing Sahrawi struggle are ever present in refugees’ day to day life. | (turned down) | |
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| Music fades out, end of that track (Ghadara) | |
| 04:35- 04:39 |
| We were in a place called bouajaj in Wad Diraa |
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| A group of Moroccan soldiers attacked us |
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| We had our animals, daughters, communities and everything there. |
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| The Moroccan soldiers attacked us |
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| When they first arrived there were 35 of them |
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| Things got serious and we understood that these people weren’t our friends |
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| We heard that they planned to slaughter us |
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| We had to flee that village: Bouajaj in Wad Draa near the hill of Wargziz |
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| Then, we reached Lebairat, a place called Lebairat |
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| We had our children, a few donkeys,a camel and a few belongings |
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| We didn’t have much |
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| They forcedus to leave all our wealth behind |
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| They fired at us; they fired with guns during the night. |
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| They fired at us with guns and so people ran in all directions |
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| People had to flee on foot, they didn’t have any other option except to walk on foot. |
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| When people got fired at during the night, they ran in all directions and the children started to scream. |
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| Some died there and others had to flee for their lives |
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| During that chaos, I lost 4 children there |
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| I lost them that night and I never found them again |
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| How old were they? |
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| They were 5,7, 9 and 11 years old. |
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| Women singing (recorded on location) | |
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| VO: This family's experience is a common one. |
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| 06: 25- 06:34 | Map 2 | Thousands of Saharawi fled across the border to Tindouf in Algeria, where over 200 000 of them now live in exile. | Music turned down from | |
| 06:35 – 06:43 | THE CAMPS Shots of the camps, walking through dust |
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| 06:44 – 06:47 | FOREIGNERS IN CAMPS Shots of UNHCR sign, marathon . | VO: They rely largely on the international community for survival.
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| VO: This is mostly provided by NGOs, but it’s also supplemented by groups or individuals that choose to visit the camps.
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| 06:54-06:59 | Shots of women singing |
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| VO: Tourists are given the refugee experience.
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| They're hosted by local families and cooked home-made meals. | Singing (turned down) | |
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| VO: They're treated to parades showcasing the Saharawi culture,
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| and taken to the propaganda heavy resistance museums.
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| Shots of tourists at museum |
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| 07:30 – 07:36 | THE CAUSE Herds of foreigners at war museum, shots of foreigners at stalls, political graffti shots | VO: But it’s not the financial benefits that are foremost on many of the Saharawi's minds.
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| They are eager to raise awareness of their life in the camps, as well as in the liberated and occupied zones.
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| But they also want visitors to understand their political plight.
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| 07:47 – 07:50 | Voice of NAJLA MOHAMED, 24, schoolteacher
| Najla: Most of the young generation, they want to go back to the war.
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| 07:51 -07:58 07:59 – 08:06
| Najla, shots of Saharawi in caps, vests, etc. Crowds. | Najla: You don't need to tell other people we need to go back to the war, everyone tells each other we need to go back to the war. Najla: And we don't care if we win or if we lose, we just have to do a change. We have to finish this.
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| Najla: For my own future, I would like to study, I would like to work, I would like to go out of this place and try to do like a movement or something like that.
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| But for the future of my cause, I really don’t know. |
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| 08:22 – 08:27
| YOUTH MINISTER 2 Youth minister, shots of kids | Youth minister: The future is important, in the refugee camps and in the future
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| Youth minister: When we have an independent Sahrawi state. YM: And the |
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| Sahrawi youth will be responsible for building a new state from the beginning. YM: All those who strive for independence must build a state.
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| YM: They must invest in the formation of this state, particularly in human capital, and in education |
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| YM: To increase the potential of their offspring
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| YM: They must work hard to realize their goal, which is independence,
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| YM: And begin building their future. |
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| VO: The Polisario's official line is to seek self-determination by peaceful means.
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| VO: The youth, however, appear less patient |
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| 09:11 – 09:19
| HAMDI TOUBALI, Polisario Member Shots of Hamdi w/ tourists | VO: Hamdi became a Polisario member after he fled the occupied territories by crossing over the top of the berm and the surrounding mine fields.
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| VO: He feels that war is the Saharawi's only chance for independence. |
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| HAMDI ON CONFLICT Hamdi w/ tourists, Hamdi interview, | Hamdi: All the Saharawi people want to go back to the war.
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| Why?
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| Because nothing in the Saharawi conflict will be changed
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| without the Saharawi people going back to the war.
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| So without war no-one will Listen to us and without war the United Nations can't do anything. |
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| 09:50 - 09:56 09:57 – 10:01 10:02 – 10:05 | HAMDI ON POLISARIO Hamdi interview, shots of Polisario offcial buildings, people waiting there, going in and out, fags, vans, etc. | Hamdi: The Polisario, they say that now we don't need to go to war because we have negotiation with Morocco, but of course the Polisario someday they will go back to the war.
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| 10:11 – 10:17 10:18 - 10:21 10:22 – 10:25 | HAMDI ON TOURISM | VO: People like Hamdi feel that visitors to the camps play a key role in achieving their goals. Hamdi: It's good for us, all the people coming here to visit the camps. Why? Because they will find the truth by their eyes. |
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| TOURISTS | Emma (Sweden): It's like a Surreal experience here, being out in the desert, …
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| Ammeke (the Netherlands): The people, the hospitality, but also how the people here have to live, survive. […]
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| 10:38 – 10:43 10:44 – 10:47 |
| Symen (the Netherlands): And especially in the summer, in the 50 degree heat, it’s like hell here. Liam (UK): Yeah, it changed me a lot.
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| Hamdi: If when you come here to the refugee camps and you believe this situation, and you believe the Sahrawi have the right. |
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| Hamdi: You have your mother, your father, your brother , your sister, so four persons |
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| Hamdi: When you explain to them about the situation here |
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| Hamdi: And these four come here |
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| Hamdi; they will bring with them another four |
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| Hamdi: After that they will bring eight. Sixteen. Thirty two. |
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| After one year they will bring with them one flight, one plane. | Fade in music Ya Jaity. 00:15. Continue till end | |
| 11:19 - 11:21
| SPREADING THE WORD Vox pops on returning home, continuing the cause, shots of tourists in camps, shot of tourists w/ children at sunset taking pictures, Hamdi interview. | Amanda (UK): Everyone will want to hear about my adventure.
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| 11:22 – 11:25 |
| Amanda :Who knows, it could lead to more people coming out here in the future..
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| 11:26 - 11:30 |
| Alan: I will definitely support the cause when I get home. I will certainly be more proactive. | (turned down) | |
| 11:31 – 11:39 |
| Emma (Sweden): I'm gonna have an exhibition about Western Sahara in Sweden and I'm gonna spread the word and try to raise awareness of the situation here.
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| 11:40 – 11:55 |
| Melissa (USA): I plan to engage in the cause. I think that the Saharawi people are being very creative about spreading the word about what their experience has been. I hope to be able to participate helping them do that. | (turned down) | |
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| Symen (the Netherlands): There's a very large problem here, we need to publicize it because nobody in Holland knows about it.
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| 12:03- 12:05 |
| Symen: Absolutely nobody. That's what we're going to try and change.
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| Liam: Once I get home, I will look at ways that I can help. And obviously, I'll be back next year.
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| 12:12 -12 :17 |
| VO: The Saharawi people feel that tourism will generate support for their fight, when it comes. | (turned down) | |
| 12:18 – 12:26 |
| Hamdi: When we go back to the war, all the world will come to support Western Sahara. Why? Because we have a right. | (turned down) | |
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| Credits: Produced by Sarah Clark, Fernande van Tets and Giulia Zuzic. Directed and filmed by Sarah Clark. Narrated by Fernande van Tets Editd by Jason Dunn Music ‘Sandtracks’ by Tidris Maps by Russell Morley Translation by Tyler Huffman and Senia Bachir Abderahman A Tinderbox Production |
| Turn up music Ya Jayti 01:26 - onwards | |