London Premiere

Allies in Exile

+ Q&A with director Hasan Kattan

A powerful portrait of two Syrian documentary filmmakers as they attempt to seek asylum in the UK.

  • Directors

    Hasan Kattan, Fadi Al-Halabi

  • UK-Syria 2026. 40min

  • Digital

  • English subtitles

Syrian filmmakers Hasan Kattan and Fadi Al-Halabi experienced and documented the atrocities of the war in Syria. After entering the UK, they find themselves part of the asylum process, wondering whether their new lives will ever become a reality. Made as part of the Displacement Film Fund launched by UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett, and fresh from its UK premiere at Sheffield DocFest, this moving first-person documentary explores the power of cinema to bring refugee stories to the big screen.

Contains scenes of war and graphic violence or injury.

Tickets £9.50.