BBC documentary about father and son in a Hungarian transit zone

In its documentary, BBC introduces Abouzar Soltani and his ten-year-old son Armin who have been living in a transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border for over a year now.

Abouzar Soltani made his documentary called Fish on his own mobile phone about his time in the transit zone which premiered at Verzió, an international human rights documentary film festival in Budapest. Hungarian authorities did not let the creator out of the closed-off zone for this occasion either, reports Index.

Abouzar Soltani had a stellar job in Iran. He worked in PR and as a decorator at a healthcare provider. Three and a half years ago, he decided to leave his country with his son since he wanted to live in a place where those who have different opinions have nothing to be afraid of.

They arrived in Bulgaria first where they were locked up for 3 months, and then they had waited in Serbia for two and a half years to step into Hungary through the transit zone in Röszke. Hungarian authorities are unwilling to accept their application for asylum because they arrived through Serbia, which is deemed a safe country.