Observation of the migrant experience; from crossing the Mediterranean Sea out of Libya to settling in Paris-based squats. In a view free from prejudice, we quickly see how the experiences of migrants vary in extremes during the different stages in their journey to a better life.
Country of Origin: France,Italy,United States,Switzerland
Language: English,French,Arabic,Italian,Bengali
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Fun Facts
Director Sam Abbas splits the saga into “Land & Integration” (Paris squat life) and “Sea & Passage” (Mediterranean rescue ship). No narration, no talking heads—just static shots and natural light so the audience eavesdrops rather than listens.
Mid-film Abbas inserts shaky stills of a torture warehouse in Libya—images given to him by survivors. The freeze-frame clashes with the moving image, proving that some horrors can only be faced when motion stops.
Viewers watch an emergency C-section on the rescue ship Geo Barents—mother and baby survive, but the scene runs uncensored for six minutes, making it one of the rawest deliveries ever put in a mainstream doc.