Teenage best friends Doe and Muna are heading off on what seems like the trip of a lifetime. Quiet, observant Doe hasn’t travelled since arriving in the UK as a Somali refugee aged three. Muna, sharp and fearless with Pakistani roots, leads them through airport security and into the unknown. But this isn’t a holiday. The girls are bound for Istanbul, planning to cross into Syria to begin a new life they believe holds purpose and meaning. When their fixer fails to appear, panic sets in, but turning back isn’t an option. Alone in a foreign city, they must improvise fast, pushing the limits of their courage, their faith, and their friendship.
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Ebada Hassan
Doe
Safiyya Ingar
Muna
Yusra Warsama
Kadija
Cemre Ebüzziya
Zeynep
Aziz Çapkurt
Barış
Hayal Lorena Cercis
Aslı
Ada Danila Farid Mancuso
Dilara
Leo Bill
Jon
Ali Khan
Samir
Fiona Helen Armstrong
Kerry
Amanda Lawrence
Miss Westgate
Mitchell Brown
Kyle
Laura Dalgleish
Colette
Syreeta Kumar
Mrs. Mamoon
Elodie Wilton
Loveday
Arthur Darvill
Mr. Hansard
Aliye Honey
Aiyla
Jay Varsani
Isaam
Kathryn Hanke
Female Security Guard
Susku Ekim Kaya
Elif
Tuncay Gunes
Another Man
Derya Durmaz
Zeynep's mum
Sinead Matthews
Ms. Jenner
Sam Rhodes
Sam
Edward Llewelyn
Mikey
Rose Lami
Turkish Woman
Rowan Wallace
Aubrey Parsons
Giuseppe Mangano
Nigel Finnissy
Muhammed Turkoglu
Stall Holder
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