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Documentary film about Sahrawi issue screened in Brazil

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Documentary film about Sahrawi issue screened in Brazil

Brasilia, 20 September 2024 (SPS) - The drama of the Sahrawi people is captured in a documentary titled "Sahara of the Sahara" (Deserto do Deserto in Portuguese), a feature film by Samir Abujamra and Tito González García, indicated a statement of the POLISARIO Front Representation in Brazil.  

The documentary, which was screened Thursday at the Brasilia cinema, brings to light one of the oldest and least-known conflicts in the world today.

The film "Sahara of the Sahara, the war for the liberation of Western Sahara - the last colony in Africa - was filmed in the Sahara with testimonies from Sahrawis.  

According to the event organizers, the film shows that young Sahrawis prefer war, however terrible it may be, because diplomacy and politics have not yet yielded results.