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DOCUMENTARY
On The Border
Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Gabriela Schild
In a small town in Niger, in the middle of the Sahara, the European Union is training border and anti-terror troops. They
guard an invisible border that is supposed to “protect human rights” and prevent illegal migration to Europe. But the
socialist mayor of the nomadic region soon realizes that his city is increasingly becoming a dead end for unwanted people
from sub-Saharan Africa.
The flagship project of this European-African security cooperation fizzles out and the impoverished and disappointed population soon cheers for the military, which, with the support of Russia, drives the president out of office.
Over a period of five years, the filmmakers accompany the mayor, a young radio journalist and a former tour guide in their fight for justice. The result is a sensitive film portrait of the legendary Tuareg town of Agadez, at the intersection of different cultures and a failed pact with Europe.
The flagship project of this European-African security cooperation fizzles out and the impoverished and disappointed population soon cheers for the military, which, with the support of Russia, drives the president out of office.
Over a period of five years, the filmmakers accompany the mayor, a young radio journalist and a former tour guide in their fight for justice. The result is a sensitive film portrait of the legendary Tuareg town of Agadez, at the intersection of different cultures and a failed pact with Europe.
Technical Data | |
Running time: | 103 min |
Screen ratio: | 1 : 2,39 |
Language spoken: | Tamaschek, Hausa, Französisch, Deutsch |
Production year: | 2024 |
Credits | |
Director(s): | Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Gabriela Schild |
Writer(s): | Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Gabriela Schild |
Cinematography: | Thomas Eirich Schneider, Joerg Burger, Hajo Schomerus, Gabriela Schild, Mohamed Iklass |
Editing: | Nela Märki, Stefan Fauland |
Producers: | Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Susanne Guggenberger, Erik Winker, Ralph Wieser |
Production company
Framelab Filmproduction
Sechshauserstraße 13/29
1150 Vienna
tel:+43 1 925 61 48
With
Corso Film (DE)
Mira Film (CH)