Upon first glance, the Swiss detention center of Frambois seems ideal. The head-count is low; the inmates appear to get along and are treated with dignity and respect. However, with xenophobia in Switzerland at an all-time high, Frambois has become a way station for immigrants whose requests for political asylum have been rejected. They sit in holding cells for months, sometimes years, awaiting the day when they’ll be put in chains and forcibly returned to their native country. It’s a terrifying prospect, affecting even people who’ve lived in Switzerland for years without incident, paying taxes and raising families. This documentary tracks the palpable tension and desperation that builds as people bide their time until they are transported, alone and afraid, to a country that is no longer their home. Special Flight provides a bracing look at the global issue of immigration, and the indifference with which First World countries sometimes treat those who seek a better life. RM