The lives of poor Romanian people who seek work in Great Britain, seen through the eyes of the British people.The lives of poor Romanian people who seek work in Great Britain, seen through the eyes of the British people.The lives of poor Romanian people who seek work in Great Britain, seen through the eyes of the British people.
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- TriviaDirector/producer/cinematographer James Bluemel on his film: "I spent a year filming Romanians in the process of leaving their country to come and live in ours. I was with them as they wrestled with the idea of leaving their homes; I was with them when they said tearful goodbyes to their wives, their children and their elderly parents; I was with them when they arrived in the "new country"; and I was there as they began to look for work and attempted to build some sort of a life here. The decision to leave your family and move to another country cannot be an easy one to make. It's something you would do only if you really needed to.(...)That level of commitment and determination is impressive. British people moan that foreigners are taking British jobs, but I wonder how many Brits would be willing to endure what Adi does in order to support their family. The fundamental right to free movement for EU citizens is important, correct and valuable, but let's not be blasé. Leaving your family and friends behind as you move 2,000 miles across Europe in the hope of finding a job is not a decision that anyone takes lightly. It's a scary and painful thing to do. It rips families apart and it destroys communities. It is not something that should have to happen. For many of the Romanians I met, the phrase "freedom to move" is contradictory, as where is the freedom in having no choice but to leave your country to search for work? It's important and correct that we have that right to free movement, but let's not confuse the life of a migrant worker with freedom."[Feb. 17th 2015, New Statesman]
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Romanians are not Gypsies
Again, Romanians are not Gypsies! Gypsies are a minority in Romania and the point of this documentary is making it seem like all Romanians are thieves and beggars. We're not! We really do have cars and rather modern cities. We don't ride horses to work! We are not that poor. Why is every documentary or show about Romania making it seem like we steal jobs and basically steal all we can get our hands on. We are first of all white Caucasians. I am not racist but let's get our facts right. Our ancestors were the ancient Dacians and later our territory was conquered by the Romans and suffered the process of romanization. We spoke Latin, we were modernized by them. All the theories say that we are the descendants of the Roman Empire. Look it up on Wikipedia under Romanians. We were part of one of the greatest empires that ever was, us R.o.m.a.n.i.a.n.s. Please do not confuse us with the Romani, or Romi as we call them, the Gypsies. They are a minority here in Romania. Just like the Hungarians in Transilvania, just like the emigrants from the Moldavian Republic in Moldova. Transilvania and Moldova are both Romanian regions. But Moldavians and Hungarians are not Romanian and neither are the Gypisies. We are not responsible for them. They do not belong to our country and it's not our fault that they went to in different European countries because they are a minority, not a population with a country. They belong to everyone not only us so stop making documentaries about them saying they left our horrible country to pillage others. Wikipedia about Gypsies says: "The Romani (also spelled Romany; / ˈroʊməni/, /ˈrɒ-/), or Roma, are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group, living mostly in Europe and the Americas and originating from the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, presumably from where the states Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab exist today. The Romani are widely known among English-speaking people by the exonym "Gypsies" (or "Gipsies"), which some people consider controversial due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity."They originated from the northen regions of the Indian subcontinent. I am a citizen of Romania and this documentary is based on falsities and makes my country look bad and I do not agree with it!
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- Apr 26, 2016
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By what name was The Romanians Are Coming (2015) officially released in Canada in English?
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