The Man Who Smuggled Himself To The UK | Full Documentary
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- Опубліковано 4 гру 2023
- Some stories are stranger-than-fiction. This is one of those stories...
This documentary follows the story of two men who stowed away in the wheel-well of a commercial jet to illegally enter the UK and the Film-maker, who obsessively sought to find out who they were, and why they did such a thing. His search takes him across the globe and results in a discovery that is both heartbreaking and heartwarming.
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As an African, it pains me so much to see what the young people are going through. Many are dying in the seas trying to get away from poverty. Yet Africa is endowed with many riches, natural resources. Thank you for your humanity, thank you for going through a lot to bring the story of the guys whom almost everyone had forgotten.
After posting my comment, someone asked me if I was an FBI agent....... LOL ANSWER TO YOU ALL: I am not the modern-day Kim Philby. I would like to be like General Doolittle if I was born in the USA. I am not an American citizen yet, but I am curious, resilient, and work hard. I enjoyed reading Thomas Paine and the great work of James Madison. Here where I am now, I visit and help some US veterans. Many people helped me while traveling. By the way, I enjoyed watching the movie Catch Me If You Can. You have to plan, prepare, and execute well. Sorry English is not my native or colonial language of usage. I JUST WANT TO LIVE A DECENT LIFE AND HELP PEOPLE. WORLD ON FIRE, NEEDS PEACE.
Yes riches and resources exploited by the white man. Ironically the poor black man struggles to escape his own land and find a better future in the land of the white man who oppressed and looted him to begin with.
Because of our presidents. They don't care about their own people
It just shows we that we have few good presidents in Africa
Stay away. Please, remain in Africa.
Dear Rich, you are a good human being. We need more people like you. I am touched by this story. We usually just read headlines of people going through tough times as they look for a better life. Their stories are never told, To many, they are just statistics, but you, go beneath the surface to find the human beings behind those headlines, and you tell their stories. I remember reading the story of a young man who fell off a plane in UK. I did not hear any more about him. He was just another someone smuggling himself into a foreign country, but now, I know his name, his wife, his daughter, and his friend. Thank you for taking time to carry out research on this story, on the real person behind the story. Keep reaching out, keep educating us, we need it. Thanks again.
After posting my comment, someone asked me if I was an FBI agent....... LOL ANSWER TO YOU ALL: I am not the modern-day Kim Philby. I would like to be like General Doolittle if I was born in the USA. I am not an American citizen yet, but I am curious, resilient, and work hard. I enjoyed reading Thomas Paine and the great work of James Madison. Here where I am now, I visit and help some US veterans. Many people helped me while traveling. By the way, I enjoyed watching the movie Catch Me If You Can. You have to plan, prepare, and execute well. Sorry English is not my native or colonial language of usage. I JUST WANT TO LIVE A DECENT LIFE AND HELP PEOPLE. WORLD ON FIRE, NEEDS PEACE. Makhete Fall from Senegal to Brandeis University. MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence. I left because I had a terrible childhood.
👏🏻👏🏻🏆🥇 EXCELLENT COMMENT. 👏🏻 I concur, this man Rich (hope that is his name) is an AMAZING man with a warm, empathetic, loving heart. ❤
Wakenya!
kariuki umenena poa
bro wrote his whole CV lmao
It's so painful for one to smuggle himself to a foreign land and ends up laying in a foreign grave never to be seen by his family forever. Situations might make one do the unthinkable. Rest in eternal sleep Carlito Vale.
foolish heroes does that
Our f00lish leaders are to be blamed. Even after scgool. theres no work available so people take these risks
@@kibetlobelesisack7749you’re plain evil without any heart.
Does anyone know if his leg is healed?
Nothing special about UK. We are fine in our country.
"He's still my friend. No matter he's gone. But he's still my friend. Because nobody's going to take his place" - What a powerful statement that is
Indeed it is.
life is hard
That was deep!
I kept thinking about those words cos I can personally relate to them. My best friend died on December 10th 2007 and I have till date been making similar statements
@@JustDavidMinistries I'm sorry for your loss 🙏 And indeed. He's still your friend, no matter what
What an incredible story! The reporter was amazing! His empathy and humanity shine through in the most heart warming way, whilst retaining his professionalism in relaying the story! Best thing I have watched in a long time! Thank you for sharing this. A reminder to feel grateful for everyday we get to breathe in another day in the safety of our homes surrounded by our loved ones💕🙏🏻🤍🙏🏻💚😊
Thanks you for Humanity thoughts
Well said
Sure! ❤
ChatGPT
This tragic story would have gone untold, had you not been born.
You really care.
Thank you for being out there for these very courageous people.
This story was reported years ago when it first happened.
@@likeagenieinabottle1591But he publicized it 🌎 worldwide. Give the man credit for that.
Did you know the identities of those involved?@@likeagenieinabottle1591
Thanks for getting this amazing story out here for us to watch. I had tears in my eye seeing the young orphaned girl growing up without her dad who made a daring move to find a new life in far away land but tragically passed on. Journalists like you are rare . keep doing this human stories that we often miss.
We are all descendant of immigrants..It's time of us to stop and think why our Great Grand parents leave their country 🤔
Thanks for not giving up in your pursuit and for telling the story.
This is what we call investigative journalism
This is more than just telling a story, Rich made himself available to tell every body part of the story. Well done! Thank you for being a part of the story you tell.
Brilliant documentary. Thank you for remembering another human being & the struggles they go through in life
Thanks for having a human heart of creating such a documentary. I heard about someone falling off the stowaway in Heathrow airport but never thought they were two. Very thoughtful of you!
This is the best story I have ever come across on the internet. Thank you for all the efforts you put into this. GOD bless you.
I shed tears washing the daughter cry. Such a touching documentary.
Its been a while since I saw such beautiful, compelling storytelling. Half heartedly clicked to see what it was about and could not look away. Keep doing what you doing.
As I write this comment filled with tears and emotion, I am grateful for individuals like you that understand some stories have to be told regardless of how long it takes to get the details. The desire for a better life, enough to risk challenging possible death and possibly not seeing your family again had to be a painful choice. In the end closure has finally been obtained because of your passion and drive to bring closure. May God bless you and your heart. For his daughter and wife, I pray that you will live on successfully and bountifully blessed, lastly for Themba, peace and blessings, live on my Brother!
After posting my comment, someone asked me if I was an FBI agent....... LOL ANSWER TO YOU ALL: I am not the modern-day Kim Philby. I would like to be like General Doolittle if I was born in the USA. I am not an American citizen yet, but I am curious, resilient, and work hard. I enjoyed reading Thomas Paine and the great work of James Madison. Here where I am now, I visit and help some US veterans. Many people helped me while traveling. By the way, I enjoyed watching the movie Catch Me If You Can. You have to plan, prepare, and execute well. Sorry English is not my native or colonial language of usage. I JUST WANT TO LIVE A DECENT LIFE AND HELP PEOPLE. WORLD ON FIRE, NEEDS PEACE.
Note to self, hire a journalist to find someone not a private investigator. Not only will they find a person but they will gather the complete picture and create a magnificent video in the process. Thank you for sharing their story. A humbling reminder that where we think we have it rough, there is someone with else with a breath taking story. ❤❤
What a wonderful, touching, and deeply absorbing documentary! After watching it, I had to sit silently for several minutes pondering deeply about what I had just watched. Two men trying to escape from unendurable poverty and hardship decide to smugle themselves from South Africa in the wheel cabin of a gigantic plane, freezing nearly to death; one of them suvives even after falling more than a thounsand feet to the ground, but the other dies. Is it fate or destiny, or some other inexplicable agency that Hindus call Karma that protected one, but not the other? Is his survival a form of miracle? I wonder. I am also deeply astonished that the UK government compassionately granted him asylum. This doesn't happen often. We need more documentaries of this type; not mindless documentaries that pass off as enertainment. Thank you very much for uploading this video.
Yesh Prabhu, Bushkill, Pennsylvania
I wish they'd give it to the daughter and mom citizenship and a way to have a chance at that better life Carlito wanted for them
@@anythingcanhappen290why? Are you going to pay their trip? Life in the UK? I dont agree.
Actually, the survivor didn't fall thousands of feet. He fell out of the wheel well onto the runway after the plane landed. What I find amazing is he did not suffer brain damage after being in a very low oxygen environment for so long. Possibly, because he was at such a low body temperature and was asleep/unconcious, and in very dry air this helped him survive. I think the burns on his arm are from hydraulic lines which he had wrapped his arms around, and it is fortunate for everyone onboard the plane that he didn't damage those hydraulic lines.
This is a kind of documentary that i don't skip a single Ad. Thank you for your dedication
Buda
This is so touching 😢I pray that his daughter will one day get a chance to visit or study in the UK.
Man ,I do really appreciate your determination and dedication for the work you did!! You just did the best documentary about some body ,a human being..the care you showed us really deep!!
Just wanted a better life,but has to be a better way.
@@yvonnegayle4075 - I agree with you. But sometimes people think that is the ONLY way out of their despair. May he RIP
A young orphaned man at his wit's end, in Extreme poverty, with Desperation for a better meaningful life, and a Lack of any support, role models, or opportunities, seeing his friend already 'making it' in the Netherlands makes him want to fight more, pressure to provide for his family, etc the list is endless, he had a thousand reasons to get on that plane and risk it all for his future if he survived we would probably not be here talking about him, but in the end, it would have been worth it coz his friend made it (even though he got disabled). Was there a better option for them? I don't know but you haven't walked a mile in their shoes, would you really even dream of being in their shoes in the first place?
You absolutely nailed it!
If people can hide themselves there without being caught, people can place bombs there and that is the most scariest thing for me.
💯
Excellent point. They should definitely have sensors and camera's there.
A very good point 👍🙆🏾♂️
Excellent point
Yes indeed
The time and effort put into telling these people story is humbling !! Im def subscribing
Wow Rich! You produced a very profound documentary and your persistence in peeling back the layers really paid off. Thanks for sharing this very tragic and also heart warming story. It’s too bad Carlito didn’t make it and left behind his wife and daughter who weren’t aware of his plans. Maybe if they were they would have talked him out of it….sadly, we’ll never know.
This was a heartfelt documentary. Thank you for being relentless in the search for answers. Thank you for sharing this story, though tragic. It is such an amazing story driven by hope.
Great job mate. Thank you for not having this story gone untold 🙏🏼
As a young african myself, this docs makes me weep.
Thanks for the hard work in producing this masterpiece!
True... desperation..some due in deserts,some driwn in seas water....some get killed in other countries...
This type of documentary is really important for people to see and understand rather than headlines on the news. I became so emotional when his daughter saw her dad for the 1st time and she started crying 😢
Damn that make me emotional.
Iqiniso lelo ❤
Thank you for such compassionate reporting and professional journalism
Being an aerospace engineer and living in Nairobi, I believe anyone working with or around aircraft should be given the most basic of aviation concepts just to avoid these sort of obvious deadly incidences
This is the stuff that crack investigative journalists are made of. I'm personally proud of you for your uncommon zeal to get to the bottom of this tragic incident of a human being falling off from a plane over the British sky. Whilst watching this documentary, I saw the desperation of humans trying to escape the poverty trap occasioned by poor governance and lack of care of their countries' leaders. I also noticed on your part determination commitment and empathy. I'm happy you were finally able to bring some level of closure to this incident after 5 gruelling years of investigation. Kudos man!
AN APPEAL:
I want to use this medium to appeal to @Afrimax TV and other public-spirited organizations and individuals to please come to the aid of the widow and daughter of the deceased in this story. We can start a gofundme to raise money for the family so that all his struggles and eventual death will not be in vain. Thank you
I hope they make a movie about this story. Hopefully the little girl can get some money for her dad's bravery.
It makes me feel so uneasy that there still are places on earth where people are so desperate that they decide to do something like this, it's just sad
I think unless one has been there, people don’t even understand how growing up in these places is. Many young people with no jobs.
@@Milly_in_denmarkyup the jobs hiring families members
If only your government would stop steaking from these countries.....I bet they wont.
@@franklineekemezie6042 now you tell me wtf the swiss government has to do with these people, go on...
@lcofficial3084 well for starters your big chocolate companies would do alot of good to millions of Ghanians if they purchased cocoa at a fair international rate
Feel sorry for the wife and daughter, thank you for the story and not giving up 🎉
Thank you so much for bringing, am touched
What a thorough and determined investigation, by a single man. Outstanding! I had to subscribe!
Brilliant journalism! Thanks for your in-depth investigative reporting.
Thanks for sharing their story I’m glad that at least one of them made it but still so heartbreaking. His poor daughter seeing her father’s picture for the first time broke my heart. Hopefully you were able to provide them with a copy of his pic.
Hats off to the documentary you made of this true story a lots of efforts to find every person travel to far land just to find his family . I wish everyone has a kind heart like yours in this world would be heaven . God bless !!!!
Great coverage despite the emotions you’ve truly unmasked the unknowns of life desperations. Thank once more😢
Mmmmmmmmm
Thank YOU so much for your relentless effort on sharing this story🙏! You are awesome!! Hoping you’ll be around for a very long time..Wishing peace & blessings!🌟🌟🙏🌟🌟
Thank you for sharing this story❤
Really heartbreaking !! Thanks for the insightful story.....
I really admire how enthusiastic you are in getting information.Absolutely well done keep it up excellent investigation ❤
Her daughter made me cry, how hard it would've been for them to take such decisions.
😢this was so heartbreaking, I’m so glad that you persistence in finding the young man. Thanks for sharing this with us
What a story. Thank you for your perseverance. You did a great job
After posting my comment, someone asked me if I was an FBI agent....... LOL ANSWER TO YOU ALL: I am not the modern-day Kim Philby. I would like to be like General Doolittle if I was born in the USA. I am not an American citizen yet, but I am curious, resilient, and work hard. I enjoyed reading Thomas Paine and the great work of James Madison. Here where I am now, I visit and help some US veterans. Many people helped me while traveling. By the way, I enjoyed watching the movie Catch Me If You Can. You have to plan, prepare, and execute well. Sorry English is not my native or colonial language of usage. I JUST WANT TO LIVE A DECENT LIFE AND HELP PEOPLE. WORLD ON FIRE, NEEDS PEACE.
Great work brother. This story would have never been heard or known to the world.
Thanks you Richi for this documentary and your golden heart and adventure! It is heart touching!
Good work,thank you for the up date.
Hope the daughter gets help
I almost shedded a tear 😢, i will never forget this story, such a great video.❤
Well done documentary..Brilliant work...as sad as it was to listen to the plight of these two young boys..your story and hard work has brought a wife, daughter and a good friend some closure in their lives..well done..🙏
Thank you for the good work on finding both these stories. I do not know both these individuals but I am moved to tears hearing this story from this angle. I remember reading about a person falling out of a plane in the UK and was dumbfounded. May Carlito rest serenely and pray that his daughter lives a better life that his father would have liked to provide.
So touching 😢, thank you for this coverage 🙏
One of the most moving documentaries I'v seen, the part meeting his
daughter made me tear up, I hope they are now doing better, I would
have helped them had I known of their plight, maybe it's because I have a
great daughter and have become very protective of girls and think
they are all little Queens who need our love and protection.
Please someone should help his daughter to avoid same desperate fate
Thank you for sharing this
Thank you so much for your compassion and understanding.
Wow this has been probably one of the most heartworming 🎉stories I've ever heard. I loved how you were as humanly possible to research for these young men. Makes us reflect about the struggles of immigrants and why we need to care. Thank you so much from northern México where we are very familiar with these stories.
Thank you for telling their heartbreaking story so beautifully. Im from South Africa and all the questions we had for so many years have been answered.
Sesiyakwazi nokuxwayisa abantwana bethu just show the video 😊
Great piece of documentary. Your hard work is exemplary.
Thank you for this documentary. Peace and Strength to Justin .
WOW this moved my heart. Powerful story thank you for sharing
Rich, I am grateful for your report on these 2 young men. So sad, so very sad. But at least one of them made it to UK and I hope also that he will find the good he was seeking. I wish him well and let's hope the 11 year old daughter achieves what her father was seeking.
This is incredible piece ,goodwork.The empathy shown through
Compliment, you are working so hard to make all this documentation 👍💕
I've loved this so much, thank you! You see, Rich. Those boys were looking for a better life, you see how easy it was for you to fly to Mozambique without any troubles, how I wish it was easier for such boys to travel to your country as well as you do, we would never have such deaths!
Thank you Rich, for bringing this to our attention! Thanks again!
They can fly you hv to work on a passport and a visitor visa it’s takes time /. Thing don’t happen 1-2 it takes time u did it my self.
No one is traveling to Mozambique and staying there
X@@michaelajayi8546 they used to do when they wanted free land. And they traveled to Africa from the beginning without anyone forcing them out, and they kept this to date! What's a problem with staying, God gave this world to us for free, we've made things very complicated to the African continent and just simple for the west...
@@marjoriereyes3254 edit please!
What a beautiful family, what fine looking people. What great people to have in this world we inhabit, just a shame they have not the benefits that we all take so much for granted here in what we call "The West." It is the refugees, those that seek a better life, they are the true heroes of this story, narrative. The presentation is commendable and has moved my like so few doco stories have. Thank you for sharing. These peple are great people.
You have done an amazing thing here. Thank you, and thank you for humanizing this loss. :(
Thank you for shedding some light on the decease's life. It so sad.
God bless you for bringing this story to life ,most importantly your respect to a person who had a life .
You covered every inch in 5 years. What an amazing job you done 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿💯
Thanks Rich for sharing the story behind the story
Wow! I've been tearing all the time. Thanks for the documentary.
Wow, so many lessons learned from this seemingly ordinary story. The time and effort you put into it say so much about you as a person. Great job, man!
Fought tears watching this documentary. Many lessons learned! Thank you for the great job👍
Interesting documentary. Weldone Rich. Thank you for not giving up on finding Themba.
This brought tears to my eyes 😭 especially for Carlitos daughter! Very heartbreaking story. Thank you so much for bringing His story to light may his soul rest in peace 🕊️
“Nayi Le walk “ even in crutches😂
Well done Rich! This is so well done! Thank you
😂😂😂Ndi bore hle😂😂😂
Great reporting. Cheers.
Thankyou for the stories Sir🙏🙏🙏
Excellent documentary. Well put together. We live in such a sad world.
I remember watching this on the news back home in South Africa. These stories often are just flashes on the news headlines and soon forgotten. Thank you for telling the whole story.Events like this should not just be another headline. Migrants are people who deserve the same respect we all yern for.
Funny thing is many white people don't feel the same for fellow SAns yet want want country to unite.
Watching this documentary brought back memories of last April 17 when I found one unfortunate person stuck frozen in the wheelwell when the aircraft came in the hangar for her regular check after a flight from Vancouver.
I’m not going into details of how I found him, but he wasn’t Canadian.
After investigation turns out that he was just a 15 year old boy from Nigeria who got into the wheelwell in Lagos on April 13. He spent 4 days flying in there unnoticed from Nigeria to Amsterdam, then to Bankok, Osaka, Bangkok then back to Amsterdam. Then on to Vancouver and back in Amsterdam.
After the find and a few therapy, I haven’t found out what happened to him… This documentary made me curious.
This is horrible. The desperation in Africa is too much. What is the reasons for the poverty and lack of opportunities in Africa? Is it bad governance, corruption or high population?
Anyway, every human being in the world came from Africa and migrated north at some point. Those still in Africa, it's their time to migrate northwards? Just a thought 😮
I born in South Africa and worknin development in Mozambique. Over the years we have begun to see the village become a place that people don't want to leave but become what all places should be; " A warm island of security in a challenging world" . The villaes of Africa have a lot to offer, I think the world and Internet unfortunately don't see this. The result is a young generation thinking the grass is greener on the other side.
Sometimes it’s perception driven
@@franciskagema3244 it is bad governance. If we revolt the response is brutal killings from the government using latest weapons supplied by the west.
Well said
above all i thank you for the extra effort you put into this piece, your heart is the people. May God bless you.
Well documented,, this moved my heart so emotional thanks for sharing 🙏
Ur bravery to do this story is amazing may Calito rip and hope Themba has learnt a lot from this experience and hope his leg heals ❤️
I love how Africans can switch from total strangers into life long friends.
We friendly
Spirit ubuntu
Thanks for the video
Your awesome personality shines throughout this story!Thank you.
The story was incredibly touching and moved me to tears. I’m deeply thankful to the British government for offering Justin sanctuary. May Carlito’s soul rest in peace 🙏🏾.
Hello. I've just watched your documentary..it was so interesting. I hope the gentleman who survived is able to find a happy, fulfilling life. I am very sad for his friend who did not survive.
Linda from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦
Linda ,please help me, i am in Africa
Hlw Linda how are you , is the any way you can help some1 to get to the uk, life is difficult in south africa
Back in 2011 the same idea crossed my mind, after gradiating from university and the 'torture' of looking for a job started, the entire process here is so dehumanising, it takes away everything that defines humanity, Africa is a 'theater' a continent were majority of waiters and waitresses has gathered to witness the minority of dinners feast on a dinning table and we are made to watch and feel 'hunger redefined' by such moments. Canada was my prefered destination, my little research inforned me that South Africa and Canada adopted a similar Constitution, so since i studies law i knew i could maybe secure a job and survive in Canada.
Life is hard in canada as well, long line up in food banks, no jobs, food is very expensive, forget buying a house getting a place to rent is hard and expensive.
Thank you for bringing us the story of real people.
This is so touching and inspiring indeed, thanks for this documentary, so educative.
Thank you for this documentary I am quite motivated to see what sacrifices individuals will do to succeed in life..along with that said thank u to the UK government deeply greatful for allowing him to stay and build a future for much is given much is required!.
After posting my comment, someone asked me if I was an FBI agent....... LOL ANSWER TO YOU ALL: I am not the modern-day Kim Philby. I would like to be like General Doolittle if I was born in the USA. I am not an American citizen yet, but I am curious, resilient, and work hard. I enjoyed reading Thomas Paine and the great work of James Madison. Here where I am now, I visit and help some US veterans. Many people helped me while traveling. By the way, I enjoyed watching the movie Catch Me If You Can. You have to plan, prepare, and execute well. Sorry English is not my native or colonial language of usage. I JUST WANT TO LIVE A DECENT LIFE AND HELP PEOPLE. WORLD ON FIRE, NEEDS PEACE.
What a sad sad story!!
And what a brave man who followed it to the end!! May God reward his efforts and his persistence!
Incredible heroic and inspiring, beyond belief, great investigative journalism. Thank you.
First time watching this, times for all the efforts 👌 💪 you put in to get this story out.
Very said story ,Africa must do more to make lives of its people better
The world must return what they have taken and still takes from Africa without honest compensation or honest trade. The world did not get to be what the world is today and continue to be without stealing from and cheating Africa. This stealing and greed has never stopped. The world just pretends it away while making excuses or lying about the truth.
Africa is the richest continent which was God's plan. Yes, the richest with more natural resources for it's people than anywhere else in the entire world. This was stolen from and cheated out of the hands of Africans, yet people still wonder why Africa is in the position that it is. This was not God's design. Africa is the MOST blessed continent and that's a fact by design. Shame that European greed changed that. Europeans and the west will never be satisfied enough to stop stealing from and cheating Africa. They feel no guilt either, just pure entitlement! Evil and greedy! They call it progress and growth! They care not at whose expense or the consequences for those people. But God!