A documentary film about Ibrahim El-Hassan and his fight against Denmark’s Ghetto Laws.

“It affects me that Denmark, which I love and care about, punishes me because of the family I was born into,” says 19-year-old Ibrahim el-Hassan. El-Hassan was born in Denmark, but is considered a “non-Western descendant”.

He grew up in Vollsmose, a suburb classified by authorities as a “hard ghetto”. When the Danish government introduces its “ghetto package” of laws, El-Hassan decides to defend his neighbourhood. Armed with social media and a petition, he begins a summer of protests which eventually take him to the halls of Denmark’s Parliament.

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Featuring Ibrahim El-Hassan, Alaa Abdol-Hamid, Emma Talbro, Laust Svaneklink, Waed Riyhad. Additional cinematography: Karima Mahdaoui, Thomas Dyrholm, Rosa Lucca.

Commissioned by: Al Jazeera Media Network

Commissioner: Fiona Lawson Baker

Production: Camera X

Director: Daniel Bezares

Producer: Filson Ali

Duration: 25 min

Format: TV-Documentary

Platform: TV and WEB

State: World Premiere Al Jazeera English – Witness Documentary Series