Divides the country has ever seen. For proeu campaigners, the upcoming british general election represents a chance to elect candidates who one day might be able to reverse the decision to leave. While british Prime Minister theresa may pushes for a hard brexit, gina miller and others like her are doing their best to prevent just that. Reporter gina miller won a decision in court that parliament had to approve the motion to initiate brexit, before it was filed with the eu. Her aim is to raise funding for candidates from other parties who wont simply rubber stamp the hard brexit favored by the conservatives led by theresa may. Gina we will be able to directly support parliamentary candidates who are committed to keeping all options open. And we will work tirelessly to support candidates who want whats best for britain. And keep all options open. Reporter one of these candidates may be brexit opponent kellymarie blundell. She believes a second referendum could be an option. Kellymarie hi, good morning. Im kellymarie blundell, im taking over from norman baker. So im your candidate in the general election. Reporter blundell is going from housetohouse. Shes the liberal democrat candidate for lewes. To get a seat in parliament, she needs to get the most votes in the constituency. Kellymarie its very, very narrow. Its 1000 votes between us and the current mp. And theres every opportunity to take this seat back, which is what were aiming for, ultimately. And lewes voted remain in the referendum as a majority. Reporter many in lewes want to vote strategically. For example, ian harrison voted for labour in 2015, though they had no hope of winning. To avoid a hard brexit, this time hes going to vote for the liberal democrat, blundell. Ian i think my politics are centerleft, and i choose the candidate i think has the most chance of representing my beliefs in parliament. Reporter 16,000 people live in lewes in southeastern england. Brighton is around the corner. London is an hour away. They enjoy the countryside and talk about the weather not politics. But the repercussions of the brexit vote are touching their lives in ways that are hard to ignore. Will rogers has been selling handpainted tableware from poland for 20 years. He buys his inventory in euros. Brexit has weakened the pound, and hes feeling the pinch. And theres more pain, even closer to home his wife is polish. Will i think the vote against the eu is a vote against migration or foreign residents, to a degree. So, yeah, i think that leaves a very bad taste. Reporter britons will be able to choose their future course next week. Surveys are forecasting a conservative majority. Kellymarie blundell must fight for every vote, but it will still be close. I will never ever, ever, ever vote liberal democrat. Reporter support from gina miller could be what tips the scales for her. Kellymarie i have been in touch with gina to say this is a remain seat, a seat where we want to stay in the eu, where our mp wants to leave and she wants to leave the hardest brexit possible. Will you support me as the proeuropean candidate so that we can make a difference here . Reporter but gina miller still has to evaluate the data. In which constituencies is her campaign most likely to have an influence . Is she gunning for theresa may . Gina i dont know theresa may. I mean, people talk about her. She is a very clever lady to have called this election. I mean, the governments actions so far have been to blot their copybook and try and bypass parliament. And i simply think thats wrong. Reporter many, including gina miller, say this vote is the most important in a generation. Michelle they abandoned all that they knew and risked their lives to get here. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from syria, searching for peace and stability, fled their wartorn country and embarked on a treacherous journey to reach germany. Some found respite and a new start. Others struggled with endless bureaucratic delays, living in cramped and unsafe conditions, and were deeply homesick to the point that they decided to go back. Our reporters followed the refugees trail of reverse migration from munich to thessaloniki in greece, and down to the turkish border, in their desperate attempt to get home. Reporter on this Facebook Page in arabic, Syrian Refugees openly buy and sell german residence permits. We monitored it. As many as eight new passports are offered per day, for an average of some 1600 euros apiece. To find out whats behind this dubious trade, we pretended to be in the market. We arranged to meet a seller in dusseldorf to ask him why he wanted to sell his passport and recorded the encounter on hidden camera. Im doing well here ive got a nice apartment but my familys in idlib, syria. Besides, a few months ago, two of my brothers were killed. I have to go back. Here, my passport. Reporter it is, in fact, the blue passport the German Authorities issue as a provisional document for refugees. Many of my friends have already gone. Some are just waiting for their german documents so they can sell them and go back. Its weird. The trip here was expensive and dangerous, and now i have to trust smugglers again to get back. Reporter but why are syrians who sought refuge in germany returning to the country they endured so much to escape . Why are they willing to pay the smugglers again . We decided to follow the same route. We learned from a forum on facebook that many of the return trips are arranged in greece. From munich, we fly to thessaloniki. At the gate, we strike up a conversation with two syrians on the same flight. Bilal and youssef are two brothers from aleppo heading back home. Youssef toward the end, we werent doing well in germany. All the laws were against us. We stayed 16 months, but only had papers for three months. Bilal my wife and two children are in aleppo. When i learned its impossible to bring them to germany, i decided to leave. Reporter they wouldnt tell us if theyd already sold their german papers or intended to do so in greece. A couple of hours later, in thessaloniki, we signed onto the Facebook Forum again, and started chatting with a smuggler. Hello, im here in thessaloniki with two other refugees. We need to know how to get to the border. The smuggler left a voicemail message. This is my cousins number. Call him, tell him habboush sent you, and you want to take the bus to didymoticho. Reporter the next morning, we boarded the bus. It was an eighthour trip along the evros river the frontier between greece and turkey. At many points, the border fencing stops at the river. At least 1500 people are said to have lost their lives in the river in recent years. Among the dangers are mines and rapids. Early that afternoon, we reached the border town of didymoticho. We contacted the smuggler. Were here what do we do now . The smuggler told us to take a room in the anesis hotel. He would pick us up at night and take us across the border. So we took a room, and waited. We used the time to do a little research. We made an appointment with a local mayor to ask him what he knows about the money being made off the refugees. He only agreed to an anonymous interview. Im not saying there arent any networks on our side like over there. Of course they Work Together to smuggle refugees. But the overwhelming majority arent greeks. Besides, where are there no shady connections . Reporter both sides of the river are lined with cropland, even though its a Restricted Military area. Cameras are officially prohibited, but the mayor made an exception for us. He even showed us one of the passages refugees use to get through. Back at the hotel we contacted the smuggler again. My brother, the price is 200 euros from didimotico to istanbul. Ill come and pick you up tonight. Reporter we didnt want to risk any more, and stopped here. Just hours later, we heard from the syrians we met on the way. They made it to the border. Then a video by the smuggler appeared on facebook. Now were off to istanbul, turkey. These boys came from germany. Its reverse immigration. Im putting this online. Was it alright, boys . Are you satisfied with your smuggler . Yes, it was a good trip. Yes, you boys are really nice. And this is the river. Michelle unfortunately for some refugees, europe failed to live up to their dreams of a better life. And yet again, its the human traffickers who profit from their desperation. For a struggling artist waiting for their big break, the chance to perform in one of the most watched singing shows in the world is too great to pass up. The annual Eurovision Song Contest is huge. Since moving to europe, ive been invited to countless eurovision parties where debates over points have at times threatened to end friendships. And while only a handful of winners go on to have longterm success like abba and celine dion the outcome can be devastating for the performers who lose. Reporter shes back on stage again. Corinna may is singing jazz evergreens with her partner. The crowd loves it. She wasnt able to perform for years. Her career broke down. The shock was lasting. Corrina may is blind. In 2002, she sang for germany in the Eurovision Song Contest, or e. S. C. No one knew her before that. In germany, she became a star. She came in fourth from last place. Smile reporter she cant betray how she really feels. Corinna smile so you smile. You just do it. Im a pro, so i just do it. I preferred, quite frankly, to go my hotel room and have a good cry. I am only human, after all. Reporter but it took awhile before the laughter really came from her heart. During the grand prix, she was a product corinna may. And that stuck with her. After eurovision, no one wanted to know that she had started out as a jazz singer. Corinna i was getting typecast as a pop singer. I had a performance and they were really nasty and critical of me and the promoter, all outraged that they could book that pop singer corinna may for a jazz event. Reporter nevertheless, 15 years ago, the temptation was great. When the offer came from pop music circles to get famous in the big time with eurovision, may didnt hesitate for a moment. Corinna you have fun at the location. Its hard work, but fun, too. You get to know lots of people and you see countries you wouldnt ever go to otherwise. Reporter today, she wonders if it was a mistake to put all her eggs in the eurovision basket. It wasnt just being out of the spotlight her career seemed to have come to a crashing end overnight. Corinna if i had had a plan b back then, i wouldnt have been so down about it. Reporter here at the stage school hamburg, theyre training the next showbiz professionals. Theyre also trying to warn the Young Artists against overambitious managers and media hype. Anja as an adult, its important when working with young people to ensure that you maintain their selfesteem and dont destroy it. Scars like that take a long, long time to heal. Reporter corinna may is one of many who have been marked by the song contest. Nearly all german participants in recent years went in with high hopes and finished at the bottom of the standings. Many werent ready for the disappointment. What bothered corrina may most about eurovision was that it was mainly about commerce and not quality music. Corinna thats also one of the reasons why i dont really think about it so much anymore. For me, music always comes first. Of course its nice if the stage is really smart and the sound system is first class. No question about it. But for me, the music really comes first. Reporter corinna mays got her career under control again. Shes performing with her partner in europes smaller venues and can live well from what shes earning. A rerun of her eurovision experience is something that she wont risk again. Michelle Krzysztof Charamsa rocked the foundations of his lifes work by coming out as a gay man. The suspended priest, who once worked in the vatican, says that despite ending his career, revealing his sexuality was in which he hopes will help to reform the catholic church. Reporter a polish theologian from the congregation of the doctrine of the faith and a professor at two papal universities made global headlines when he came out with his spanish partner in a restaurant in rome. The carefully timed announcement was on the eve of a vatican synod about the family and sexuality. It also cost the priest his job. Krzysztof i always say that my husband took away my remaining anxieties and converted them into strength, energy, and love. I am free and happy. Reporter but it took Krysztof Charamsa a long time to admit that. He loved his years at the vatican. In terms of his personal needs, it was a time of lonely, silent withdrawal. He studied and published. He didnt speak about his sexuality, especially not at the vatican. It was always clear that being gay wasnt allowed. Krzysztof i was a proper young man of faith certain that homosexuals were bad people, pathological, sick, that they couldnt be with us all together in the community. That they wouldnt go to heaven, that they were dangerous and dirty. Reporter charamsas dream was to work at the congregation of the doctrine of the faith. He was there for 12 years, and a major follower of cardinal josef ratzinger, who led the institution for years. But he couldnt deal with how homosexuality was dealt with and the jokes made about gays. Yet he didnt have the confidence to protest. Krzysztof when Pope Benedict signed a decree, and that decree said that no homosexual man could become a priest because a homosexual man is like someone who is mentally ill that decree truly discriminated against a group of people. I believe that i began to understand then, for the first time, how my church spoke of me. Reporter then, a ray of hope. When pope francis was asked about the possibility of homosexuals in the vatican, the pontiff answered pope francis if someone gay nevertheless seeks god, who gives me the right to judge him . Reporter charamsa remembers the popes words well. He doesnt know for sure, but estimates that half of the men in the vatican are gay. Krzysztof my hope was, that with pope francis but pope francis is alone, he doesnt have the people around him, the right people, the right team that would think and initiate the process that the protestants and anglicans have already started. Reporter but it was disappointing. Pope francis didnt pursue the opening, on the contrary. Charamsas vocation remains. And hes still a devout catholic. But his career is over. The vatican has suspended him. His family in poland supports him. They accept that hes gay, and that makes him happy. In a few days hell be travelling to his conservative homeland. Is he afraid . Krzysztof im not afraid of poland. Maybe no, today im not afraid. Not after my coming out. Reporter conservative christians have vilified him. And many who have experienced what he has for years have sought his help. He regrets nothing and lives with his partner in barcelona, hoping that others find the courage to come out. Michelle what do you like to do in your spare time . Read . Exercise . Pursue a favorite hobby . Some people like to volunteer. A few women in poland say that spending a couple of hours a week cuddling and cooing over an abandoned baby actually helps them as much as it gives the baby vital affection. Reporter these babies are in the care of the tuli luli foundation in lodz. Tuli luli is polish for cuddlecradle. And cuddling is what takes priority and playing, and laughing, and chatting in baby talk. They got off to a rough start in life, but now they have a chance to bounce back. Among the volunteers here is katarzyna koprycka. She comes once a week and donates her time and love. With two teenage daughters of her own, now she can apply her mothering skills here. Katarzyna i dont know if you could call it a passion. Its just a great love for children. We have so much time to give we can always find a couple of hours a week to take care of the children. Reporter the idea for tuli luli came from its director, jolanta kaluzna. The babies here are mostly newborns, whose parents couldnt or wouldnt take care of them. Normally, they wouldve gone to a childrens home, but kaluzna realized they wouldnt get the tender, loving care thats so essential in their first year. Jolanta as a young psychologist, i worked with underage youngsters in a home for drug users. Many of these kids had been adopted, and they got hooked on drugs. By then, it was pretty much too late. It was extremely hard to help them. So i realized it would be much easier to help when theyre infants to start with babies. Reporter the staff ratio is almost one to one hardly possible in a normal childrens home, but here, theres no shortage of volunteers, even if not everyone is accepted. They have to pass psychological tests and training courses, and show theyre fundamentally healthy. More importantly, they have to be able to give warmth and care. Jolanta when the children here cry, thats a good sign. Its very different to the childrens homes i know. The children there are always quiet, because they might cry once or twice, but get no reaction. So they withdraw. In tuli luli, you always hear the children cry theyre calling for attention. The moment you pick them up, they smile. Reporter the babies are here for almost a year before they find adoptive parents, or their biological parents come to take them back. It can be hard for the volunteers to part with their little charges. Katarzyna koprycka cant hold back her tears. But her sadness is mixed with happiness. Katarzyna shes going to a new family. Shes getting new parents. I come here once a week, so next time, i wont see her any more. Reporter tuli luli is gaining support. The local administration is providing funds, and donations are brisk. In the interest of transparency, the accounts are listed on its website 215 kilos of disposable diapers a month, over 3220 bottles of milk, and millions of kisses and cuddles. Michelle thats it for today. Thank you for watching. 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