Robel, 16, Eritrea
Robel describes the final leg of his 3 year journey to safety. He uses film of trucks rumbling along the motorway and the passing scenery to illustrate the feeling of constant movement and tells us about the horrific reality of hiding in the lorry, just waiting and hoping that this is it. Then, like the classic film ‘The Wizard of Oz’, the film flicks from black and white to colour to mark Robel’s arrival in the UK, Robel’s own Land of Oz!
Robel reflects on his first impressions, being offered pizza and soft drinks; the friendly, tattooed ‘cool’ police officer who asks ‘when did you last sleep in a bed?’
Robel feels reborn into this new, hope filled world.