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Telling Tales: The Odyssey

The Documentary Telling Tales
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A difficult and long journey for Odysseus - and contemporary refugees, who are currently caught in limbo.

成人快手r鈥檚 epic spoken poem The Odyssey was composed 3000 years ago. It is a tale of Odysseus's ten year long journey home after the battle of Troy with its countless trials and adventures along the way.

And alongside the story of Odysseus we hear from contemporary refugees, currently caught in limbo, living in camps in modern day Greece, who speak of their own experiences and challenges as they leave one home and hope to find another.

Image: Odysseus and his companions in the stormy sea, Credit: Getty Images

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Sun 21 Oct 2018 11:32GMT
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