Lost Fathers

'Esmaeil and his brother Sami fled to the Netherlands with their mother three years ago. Their father has been in prison in their homeland for 13 years. They grew up without him. He will be released soon. Esmaeil does not want their father to take advantage of family reunification to come to the Netherlands. He believes that his father made choices at the time that caused him to abandon his family. Meanwhile, Esmaeil's brother becomes involved in a drug gang and Esmaeil has to take on the role of father to save his brother.'

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