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 Escaping Eritrea


This report on Eritrea was truly brave journalism. Eritrean nationals risked their lives to film undercover footage in a country where there are no national elections and no free press. The film-makers had spent five years gathering secretly shot footage from inside the country, and interviewing people who had escaped. Two Eritreans bravely risked their lives to get the film out, and helped to make this a valuable documentary.
— Daily Telegraph

An unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes — Eritrea. Exclusive secret footage and testimony shed new light on shocking allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription.


PRODUCED, DIRECTED AND REPORTED BY Evan Williams

SENIOR PRODUCER: Dan Edge

NARRATED BY: Sophie Okonedo

CAMERA: Andrew Thompson

EDITED BY: Bradley Manning

HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Belinda Morrison

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Eve Lucas

PRODUCTON MANAGER: Anna Melin

ORIGINAL MUSIC: Nick Phillips

Commissioning Editor for Arte: Mark Edwards

Executive Editors for C4: Louisa Compton, Siobhan Sinnerton

Executive Producer for Frontline: Raney Aronson-Rath

Managing Editor for PBS Frontline: Andrew Metz


A FRONTLINE production with Mongoose Pictures and Evan Williams Productions in association with Channel 4 and ARTE France.

Nominated for a Rory Peck Impact Award for Current Affairs 2021

Nominated for an AIB Award 2021