Another Paradise
Fifty years ago, the entire Creole population of the Chagos Islands was expelled by the British authorities. This secret operation took place to facilitate the leasing of the main island, Diego Garcia, to the US government so that it could build one of its largest and most secretive military bases overseas.
As the military lease is about to expire, Chagossian exiles are attempting to recover their home in the middle of the Indian Ocean from Great Britain. The charismatic woman leading their fight in the UK is Sabrina Jean. Through unrelenting activism, including the exile community’s improbable participation in the World Football Cup for Stateless People, she strives to keep the flame of hope alive in her community with one single goal: to return home. But as the elders disappear and memory fades, time is running out.
Dir. Olivier Magis - 82min - 2019 - Belgium - Languages: Creole, French, English - Subtitles: English
"The ripple effects of western imperialism are laid bare in this affecting doc about Creole people ejected from their homeland" - The Guardian
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Another Paradise
Dir. Olivier Magis - 2019 - Belgium - Languages: Creole, French, English - Subtitles: English
Fifty years ago, the entire Creole population of the Chagos Islands was expelled by the British authorities. This secret operation took place to facilitate the leasing of the main island, Diego Garcia, ...
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Another Paradise - Trailer
Dir. Olivier Magis - 82min - 2019 - Belgium
Fifty years ago the entire Creole population of the Chagos Islands was expelled by the British authorities. This secret operation took place in order to lease the largest island to the US Navy so that it could install a military base. Now Chagossian ex...
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Sabrina and the Chagos Refugees Group
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A Brief History of the Chagos Islands
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Still - Downing Street Protest
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