Trailer | Midnight Traveler
Preview: Season 32 Episode 15 | 2m 23s
An Afghan director is forced to flee home with his wife and daughters.
When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.
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Trailer | Midnight Traveler
Preview: Season 32 Episode 15 | 2m 23s
When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Lesson Plan Clip 1 | Midnight Traveler
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Clip: S32 Ep15 | 3m 12s | Hassan Fazili and his family flee from the Taliban to Tajikistan but are denied asylum. (3m 12s)
Lesson Plan Clip 2 | Midnight Traveler
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Clip: S32 Ep15 | 1m 52s | Due to continued threat from the Taliban the Fazilis must pay smugglers to get to Turkey. (1m 52s)
Lesson Plan Clip 3 | Midnight Traveler
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Clip: S32 Ep15 | 5m 31s | The family faces hardships journeying to the EU including lack of food and shelter. (5m 31s)
Lesson Plan Clip 4 | Midnight Traveler
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Clip: S32 Ep15 | 7m 5s | The family is taken advantage of by smugglers; are arrested and moved to a refugee camp. (7m 5s)
Lesson Plan Clip 5 | Midnight Traveler
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Clip: S32 Ep15 | 1m 37s | Violent attacks against refugees by Bulgarian Nationalists frightens the children. (1m 37s)
Lesson Plan Clip 6 | Midnight Traveler
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Clip: S32 Ep15 | 2m 17s | The family secretly makes their way across the border from Bulgaria to Serbia. (2m 17s)
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Clip: S32 Ep15 | 1m 34s | The family decides against leaving Serbia due to the toll it would take on the children. (1m 34s)
Lesson Plan Clip 8 |Midnight Traveler
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Clip: S32 Ep15 | 1m 47s | The family continues to persevere while being stuck at a Hungarian transit center. (1m 47s)
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