Exit West

Synopsis

The feature adaptation of the novel which tackles the global refugee crisis and takes place in an unidentified country in the Middle East, where young Saeed and burqa-wearing Nadia flee their home after Saeed’s mother is killed by a stray bullet stemming from violent clashes between guerrillas and the local government. The couple joins other migrants traveling to safer havens via carefully guarded doors. Through one door, they wind up in a crowded camp on the Greek Island of Mykonos. Through another, they secure a private room in an abandoned London mansion populated mostly by displaced Nigerians. A third door takes them to California’s Marin County. In each location, their relationship is tested by their struggle to find food, adequate shelter and a sense of belonging among emigrant communities. The allegorical tale shows the contrast between the migrants’ tenuous daily reality and that of the privileged native population who’d prefer that they disappear.

Main Cast

Riz Ahmed

Saeed

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Anthony Russo Mike LaRocca Michelle Obama Tonia Davis Joe Russo Priya Swaminathan Barack Obama
Directing	Director	Yann Demange
Writing	Novel	Mohsin Hamid
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