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After a bumpy 225km drive from a meagre airstrip in Tindouf, south western Algeria, asprawling single-story town begins to emerge from the desert’s dust. As the sun climbs in thecloudless sky, visitors are rewarded with their first glimpse of Dakhla refugee camp. It isn’t themost obvious setting for a film festival, but for seven years, just before the glitz and glamour ofCannes, the Sahrawi people of Dakhla have hosted actors and film-makers from around theworld for this six-day event. This year, for the first time, direct flights were laid on fromLondon, giving the opportunity for overseas visitors to play a part in this extraordinary occasion. But despite the energy and excitement, the background to the film festival is a serious one, as theSahrawi people have been living for thirty years in this isolated desert outpost, having beenforced to flee their native Western Sahara.
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