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A Rwandan Refugee Runs for His Life
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:25:33
Publish Date: 2017-12-19 17:04:00
Description:

At the age of 16, Yves Sikubwabo boarded a plane for the first time, with only a backpack and $100 in his pocket. He was the only Rwandan to represent his country at the World Junior Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick. After a phone call to his aunt, he learns who had actually killed his parents when he was a year old, and that his life is in danger. Sikubwabo must choose between staying alone in this foreign country, or returning home to face violence.
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