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Amine – Hero on Probation

Amine – Hero on Probation

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Amine – Hero on Probation

2023

1h 11m

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Amine Diare Conde fled from Guinea to Europe at the age of fifteen. His voluntary work makes the 22-year-old the best-known asylum seeker in Switzerland.

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Directed by: Dani Heusser
Produced by: Dario Schoch
Philippe Grob

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