No Road Home

Charles the protagonist of this reflective documentary by Markku Heikkinen lives in the city of Kajaani in the heart of central Finland Children often shout at him in the street and he has even received death threats to his own doorstep But Charles who has a gentle disposition wont let these adversities discourage him He has decided to survive and he is proud of his children who are growing up as Finns He is also proud of his job It felt good when I got my first salary By paying taxes I can give something back for the good things Finland has given me Charles was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo but the bloody tribal wars that broke out in the beginning of the 90s drove the countrys Tutsi population either to their deaths or into exile into the neighbouring country Rwanda In the documentary we follow Charles as he travels to Rwanda to meet friends and family However the reunion is not all pleasant his mother lives in a gloomy refugee camp