Shiro

This movie attempt to show the process and hardships of gaining refugee status as well as hints in to the ups and downs of recovering from a drug addiction showin the human behind the dirt in an okay way.

I cant remember ever seeing a movie depicting this situation in such a straight forward dark yet hopeful back to dark again kind of way. There are several elements in this that bothered me. the stereotypes, the gangsters, places that do not match where they are supposed o be (the airport looked a bit more like Brussels train station than its airport) .

And I am conflicted about the romance in some ways it makes our refugee more human in other ways it steels away from the realism and main plot of finding refuge and surviving.

The acting is good, the emotions are definitely there and besides the sets feeling off (for those who have been to Brussels), its is really beautifully made.


Still the movie is dark, depressing and adreses an important issue so Id say watch it not for the romance but for the issues.