‘We lost touch with empathy’: Iraqi Oscar entry exposes migrant tragedy on Europe’s doorstep #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

After premiering at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Haider Rashid’s migrant thriller “Europa” has been selected as Iraq’s contender for best international feature film at the upcoming Academy Awards. FRANCE 24 spoke to the Italian-Iraqi director about the humanitarian crisis at Europe’s borders and his hopes of representing Iraq at the Oscars.

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