Les messagers (2014)

Directed by

Lætitia Tura, Helene Crouzillat

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary follows migrants from Africa as they try to cross the Strait of Gibraltar or the border fences around Ceuta and Melilla into Spain. It shows how border authorities actively block their passage, making a dangerous journey even more perilous.

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What happens

Les Messagers est un documentaire français réalisé par Hélène Crouzillat et Lætitia Tura, sorti en 2014. D’un côté, le détroit de Gibraltar et ses 15 kilomètres de large. De l’autre, la barrière entourant Ceuta et Melilla sur la côte marocaine. Dans les deux cas, le passage obligé de nombreux migrants d’Afrique pour atteindre l’Espagne ; un passage qui ne serait pas aussi dangereux si les autorités frontalières ne cherchaient pas à les empêcher de passer, coûte que coûte… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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