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Moscow's Outcasts (E4) How to build a home out of old doors

Anna and Sergey film a music video to showcase his talent as well as to raise awareness of the problem of homelessness. Aleksandr, who lied to his mother about his circumstances and lost his papers, decided to stay with the homeless for the winter. With this purpose in mind he’s building himself a house out of discarded doors. There is already a whole street of make-shift homes by the heating pipes.

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They've got no home, no hope and no love. Life spat them out of its course and now instead of struggling for a place under the sun they struggle for a roof over their heads and a piece of bread. Some of them have accepted that the rest of their days are going to pass on the streets, but some's hopes still linger on of getting back into the groove.



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