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  • They Teach Us How to Be Happy (1996)
  • 135 min | Documentary
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They Teach Us How to Be Happy (1996)
135 min | Documentary
It starts with insults, discrimination at work, harassment by the police. When stalkers sent by the government go from threats to assault, one must seek safety in a faraway country. The film documents the experiences of several Sudanese ...See moreIt starts with insults, discrimination at work, harassment by the police. When stalkers sent by the government go from threats to assault, one must seek safety in a faraway country. The film documents the experiences of several Sudanese refugees arriving in Switzerland during the 1990s: fastidious transfers from one shelter to another; repetitive hearings with the commissions in charge of asylum seekers; account settlements with the social services that are as incomprehensible as they are meticulous; and the laborious integration in a different society, even when all parties go about it with a lot of goodwill. The refugees are just asking for safety; but the Swiss authorities demand a weighty counterpart to that plea. Written by Eduardo Casais See less
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Director
Peter von Gunten
Writers
Heidi Rieder (collaboration) | Peter von Gunten
Producer
Peter von Gunten
Cinematographer
Peter von Gunten
Editor
Peter von Gunten
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Updated Aug 16, 1996
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Aug 16, 1996 (Switzerland)

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