On this episode of Going Underground, we firstly speak to the head of the UN Support Mission to Libya, Stephanie Turco Williams. She discusses the situation regarding the coronavirus pandemic in the country, which has been in turmoil since the killing of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, how foreign interference and arms coming in from abroad are fuelling the ongoing war in Libya, the announcement that Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj will resign as prime minister of the Government of National Accord, the need for reconciliation between the GNA and Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army, the ongoing refugee crisis, and more! Finally, Going Underground’s deputy editor, Charlie Cooke, speaks to Julian Sands, actor in the film ‘The Painted Bird’, which portrays the horrors of World War II through a child’s eyes, who suffers horrific abuse while seeking safety. He discusses the relevance of the film today as millions around the world are forced to flee their homes due to war, the themes of the film, which are relevant to modern-day politics with hostility towards refugees and migrants, the coronavirus crisis and its effect on the film and entertainment industry, and much more!
