Events
Berlin│13.04.2024│20:30│ACUD *
Berlin│14.04.2024│18:30│Babylon *
München│05.06.2024│20:00│Neues Rottmann *
München│06.06.2024│20:00│Bellevue di Monaco *
Weingarten│07.06.2024│20:15│LINSE Kino *
Regensburg│09.06.2024│15:00│Ostentor Kino *
Bamberg│11.06.2024│18:30│Lichtspiel Kino *
Augsburg│13.06.2024│20:00│Lilliom Kino *
Landshut│15.06.2024│18:00│Kinoptikum *
Ludwigsburg│19.06.2024│17:00│Caligari *
Stuttgart│20.06.2024│22:15│ Cinema *
Leipzig │08.08.2024│21:00│Caracan Open Air *
München│09.08.2024│20:00│Neues Rottmann *
Wiesbaden│11.09.2024│Caligari Kino
Deggendorf│14.01.2025│tba.│Lichtspiel Kino│Tickets *
Berlin│15.01.2025│20:00│Babylon│Tickets *
The Hague│29.01.2025│tba.│Filmhuis *
*Screenings with audience discussion
The film
Imad, Nourdine, Walid and Hamza live in a stone cave under a lighthouse in Melilla. Every night, the Moroccan teenagers break into the nearby port. There, they try to climb unnoticed onto ships bound for the Spanish mainland. They and dozens of other children have formed their own community under the protection of the rocks. Director Benjamin Rost documents the impressive lives of the young people over a period of five years. The film's title describes the widespread practice of illegal North African immigrants burning their papers, and thus their identities, when apprehended by police. A poignant documentary that offers a glimpse into an unknown world.
Zurich Film Festival│ Hofer Filmtage│ Lucerne Human Rights Film Days│Dok.Fest Munich │Achtung Berlin Film Festival
German Documentary Award
CAST
Mohammed, Imad, Said, Nourdine #Grande!, Nourdine #Chef! Hamza, Walid, Aziz, Abdelrahim, Ayoub, Brahim, And the whole community of the Harragas in Melilla (2017 - 2022)
CREW
Director BENJAMIN ROST
Co-Author HICHAM BOURAIS
Director of Photography JONAS SCHNEIDER
Editor EREC BREHMER
Sound-Recording BENJAMIN ROST
Supervising Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer VOLKER ARMBRUSTER
Sound Designer MARCO SCHNEBEL
Foley Artist VOLKER ARMBRUSTER
Foley Mixer & Foley Editor TIMO LETZGUS
Original Score ALEXANDER VIčAR
Additional Score SWALLOW X featuring MOHAMMED aka NEYMARDALBAHJA
Voice Over News RAQUEL NUñEZ, JAVIER ARGUEDAS, BASMA RKIOUI
Visual Artist SOFIIA MELNYK & ANGELA SCHLABITZ
Color Grading MANUEL PORTSCHY
Finishing RAFAEL STARMAN
Social Media SVETLANA VOLKOVA
Translation AYMANE GHATOUS & ALAA NASSAL
Produced by MÁRK SZILÁGYI
Associate Producer SELOUA ELGOUNI + KARIM DEBBAGH
Line Producer SWR JOCHEN DICKBERTEL
Commissioning Editor MARCUS VETTER
Partner
Contact
If you are interested in screenings and events, please contact rost_benjamin@yahoo.de or write to me using the contact form.
+49 176 23450412