Letters to Ali

{{Short description|2004 film by Clara Law}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Letters to Ali

| image =

| director = Clara Law

| producer = Clara Law, Eddie Fong

| narrator = Matt Damon

| music = Paul Grabowsky

| distributor = Lunar Films

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2004|09|07|Italy}}

| runtime = 106 minutes

| country = Australia

| language = English

}}

Letters to Ali is a 2004 documentary film about the story of an asylum seeker, a family and a filmmaker.{{Cite web |date=2004-09-23 |title=Letters to Ali |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/letters-to-ali-20040923-gdyoc8.html |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=The Age |language=en}}

The movie pictures the hardship of the asylum seekers, and pays attention to the fact that Australia remains the only western country that keep children in detention centres.

Awards

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Award

! Date of ceremony

Official Selection Melbourne International Film FestivalLaw, C. (2004). Letters to Ali [DVD]. Obtained via Monash University Library

| 2004

Official Selection Venice International Film Festival

| 2004

Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival

| 2004

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