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A man tells the story of his escape from Congo to Glasgow in this revelatory extract starring Thierry Mabonga and written by Philippe Ducros, Linda McLean and Davey Anderson.
A young man recalls escaping the horrors of civil war in Congo as a child, to seek asylum in Glasgow with his mother. He finds surprising parallels between the barbarity and exploitation at the heart of that conflict and the shocking revelations of murder and profiteering painted away beneath the surface of his new homeland鈥檚 history. Thierry Mabonga stars in this extract from First Snow / Premi猫re neige by Philippe Ducros, Linda McLean and Davey Anderson, and directed by Niloo-Far Khan.
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Short digital artworks created by leading Scottish theatre and screen talent.