Grounded
When Swedish student Elin Ersson boards a flight to Istanbul, the passengers include an asylum seeker being deported to a perilous future in Afghanistan. When everyone else takes their seats, Elin takes a stand.
When Swedish student Elin Ersson boards a flight to Istanbul, the passengers include an asylum seeker being deported to a perilous future in Afghanistan. When everyone else takes their seats, Elin takes a stand.
Josefine Frida Pettersen
Elin Ersson
Richard Kelly
Angry Tourist
Helen Sheals
Angry Tourist Wife
Sanjiv Hayre
Ahmed Missouri
Jack Cocarty
Steward
Fiona Rodrigo
Razia
Martin Edwards
Christian
Marc Zammit
Sven
Sara Cruz Pinto
Johana
When Swedish student Elin Ersson boards a flight to Istanbul, the passengers include an asylum seeker being deported to a perilous future in Afghanistan. When everyone else takes their seats, Elin takes a stand.
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