Escaping Eritrea

A sobering, urgent exposé that immerses you in harrowing testimony and covert footage, leaving a heavy sense of injustice.

Directed by

Evan Williams

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Sophie Okonedo

Overview

An unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes — Eritrea. Exclusive secret footage and testimony shed new light on shocking allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, justice, power, corruption

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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