We are not born refugees tells the unique stories of eight refugees. Eight lives that intersect in a European city - Barcelona - here and now.

Iryna, Mohamad, Gabriel, Boris, José Luís, Mahmoud, Maysam and George: lawyers, musicians, managers, translators, vigilantes, actors, workers in a call center. Some have just arrived, others arrived years ago. Some of them are leaving behind the war, others a dictatorship, others social or cultural discrimination.  At one point in their lives, all of them knew how to make a crucial decision: exile rather than submission. We Are Not Born Refugees tells the story of that decision and how, now and here, it gives meaning to their lives. We will be surprised to discover how in their day to day, their strength and their desires communicate with the people they work with, who they teach and, they help in their difficulties.

We are not born refugees tells the story of eight full lives.