The descriptive subtitles for people with hearing impairments are available in English when viewing the film online.

Do the best storytellers have a better chance of being granted asylum? This is what one refugee asks during their hearing at the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). Here they don’t just ask questions about people’s reasons for seeking refuge but they also judge the credibility of their stories. Four rejected asylum seekers relive their traumas at their hearings – and end up asking questions of their own. Anja Klauck