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Another Paradise

Environmental Justice • 1h 22m

Directed by Olivier Magis • Documentary • 2019 • 82 minutes

Fifty years ago, the entire Creole population of the Chagos Islands was expelled by the British authorities. This secret operation took place to facilitate the leasing of the main island, Diego Garcia, to the US government so that it could build one of its largest and most secretive military bases overseas.

As the military lease is about to expire, Chagossian exiles are attempting to recover their home in the middle of the Indian Ocean from Great Britain. The charismatic woman leading their fight in the UK is Sabrina Jean. Through unrelenting activism, including the exile community's improbable participation in the World Football Cup for Stateless People, she strives to keep the flame of hope alive in her community with one single goal: to return home. But as the elders disappear and memory fades, time is running out.

“A damning reminder of a cruel imperialist intervention whose ramifications remain largely unfamiliar to the general public.” —The Guardian

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20th century, andana, another paradise, anthropology and archaeology, area studies, britain, chagos islands, chagossian, colonialism, conflict, creole, criminal justice, cultural anthropology, diaspora, diego garcia, displaced peoples, displacement, doc, documentary, europe, expository, geography, history, human geography, human interest, human rights, human rights law, immigration and refugees, indian ocean, international law, international relations and geopolitics, late 20th century (world history), law and legal studies, migration, oceania studies, ovid, political geography, political history, politics, politics and political science, sabrina jean, social issues, stateless, united kingdom, world regions

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