When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili's head,
he is forced to flee the country with his wife and two young daughters.
Capturing the family's uncertain journey firsthand, Fazili documents
their harrowing trek across numerous borders revealing the danger and
uncertainty facing refugees seeking asylum juxtaposed with the
unbreakable love shared amongst the family on the run.
What The Critics Are Saying:
In showing such a personal, unmeditated view of
the global migration crisis through one family's story, "Midnight
Traveler" is a timely, essential film.
Vanessa H. Larson
It is the gift of "Midnight Traveler" to allow
us to feel this family's fate in the pit of our stomachs. If the plight
of refugees has ever seemed abstract, this film makes sure you know how
real it is.
It achieves its mission of putting an intimate, human face on a seemingly overwhelming, faraway subject.
Christy Lemire
RogerEbert.com