Synopsis

Through the experience of an Afghan asylum seeker who won a historic victory at the European Court of Human Rights, this film shines a new light on the consequences of migration policies in Greece, a country affected by a severe economic crisis. Dublin’s trap gives a voice to politicians, intellectuals, activists, extremists and immigrants in order to understand how austerity measures, combined with an unprecedented influx of immigrants and an uneven repatriation mechanism, known as Dublin II, fosters racial tensions, increased nationalism and a humanitarian crisis at Europe’s external borders.