The Syrian director, Osama Abo Amro, wrote his play 'dying for life' while he stayed in the refugee center of Kapellen.

 

Osama has been looking for companions with a common story and he taught them how to act in his play. The first order priority for Osama is to make people aware of the war in his country. His uses art to convey a message. When you're watching the play "Dying for life" at times, you can feel the mix of emotions that Osama carries with him. They don't leave you alone. It is a cry for help, to be finally heard. 

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With this documentary "Dying for life" Hussein Shabeeb and Andrés Lübbert, want to draw a different image of the idea of a refugee. It gives a unique view of integration through theater. It shows through an intercultural dialogue- as a process of inclusion- how shared meanings can be generated through theater. In the parallel story line, we come to discover how Osama and Dara, are seeking to be accepted, in a society that is afraid of them and which is full of prejudice and obstacles.