Blanchett spotlights plight of refugees

Cate Blanchett headlines a video released by the UN that asks views to imagine what it would be like to flee from war.

Cate Blanchett. (Angela Weiss)

Cate Blanchett. Source: (Angela Weiss)

Cate Blanchett and other big-name movie stars are speaking out about the plight of refugees in a stark video that entreats viewers to imagine what they'd do if they had to flee war.

The Oscar-winning actress and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees goodwill ambassador headlines the video released bu the refugee agency. Entitled What They Took With Them, it is inspired by real refugees' accounts.

Over an opening image of a helicopter dropping bombs and an explosion, a text asks: "If you had to flee your home, what would you take?''

Blanchett and actors including Keira Knightley, Stanley Tucci, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jesse Eisenberg then rattle off items that fleeing refugees often take with them, such as phones, food, water, money, and identity papers.


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