Moria Six

Jennifer Mallmann / Germany / 2024 / International Premiere / 82 min

An eerie silence descended on the Greek island of Lesbos after flames burned the Moria camp to the ground. But even in the public debate, the silence was deafening. Europe’s refugee camps were characterized by inhumane conditions and illegal pushbacks in the Mediterranean, but the global community remained passive.

When six young people were arrested in the late summer of 2020 on charges of arson, it hardly caused a stir. But a closer look at the investigation and trial revealed irregularities in the Greek justice system.

A controversial conviction of six refugees becomes the beginning of a search for humanity – and an exposure of the dark mechanisms of a system that oppresses rather than protects. Through a correspondence between filmmaker Jennifer Mallmann and Hassan, one of the convicted, a new look at Europe’s refugee policy and its systematic marginalization is opened.

Familiarise yourself with human rights at CPH:DOX
According to a new survey from the Danish Institute for Human Rights, Danes largely support human rights and believe they are important – but more than half, 53 percent, cannot name a single human right. At the premiere screenings of all films nominated for the Human Rights Award, you will receive the 30 articles of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, printed by Human Rights Watch. And below you can see exactly which articles this film addresses.

Article 9
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Article 10
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.