Born a Refugee

By Dixiane Hallaj

BORN A REFUGEE tells the story of four brothers and their widowed mother living in the claustrophobic environment of their two room house in the Kalandia Refugee Camp near Jerusalem. The oldest brother, Layth, views financial success as the best route for the family. His younger brother, Ali, sees ridding the area of the occupation as the only path to betterment. Violence and personal tragedy bring the realization that it does not have to be a choice between the two paths, but that both are indispensable.