Short film 'Matar' reckons with the UK's broken asylum system
In the first few minutes of Matar, a docudrama from filmmaker and activist Hassan Akkad, the eponymous protagonist is shown stealing a bike on a cold, dreary night in England. Later, he will use this bike to provide himself a living. But he can't open a bank account and the only other person he knows in the country — his uncle, Jameel — is fearful to help him. Matar, played by Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek, is undocumented.
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