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International Festival of Audiovisual Programs

Les Passeurs

The Crossing

In the past decade, some 4,000 illegal immigrants, most of them Moroccan, have drowned while attempting to cross the Gibraltar Straits. Moved by the terrible fate of these men and women, two brothers, Martin and Angel Zamora, have offered their services as undertakers to the victims and their families. In addition to transportation, the Zamora brothers oversee the identification of bodies and notifying the next of kin. They help them with the legal formalities of repatriation, and assist with the funerals arrangements, sometimes in the most remote villages of Morocco. Through the process of their work, we gradually learn the story of one young man, who died on July 14, 2003, who risked everything to come and work in Europe.
France - 2003 - 52 mn - DV Cam - Colour
Director
Laetitia Moreau
Camera
Jean-Philippe Bouyer
Sound
Pierre Carrique
Editing
Alberto Marquardt
Music
Leandro Guffanti

Production
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Little Bear,
7-9, rue Arthur-Groussier,
75010 Paris, France
Tél : +33 (0)1 4238 0655
Fax : +33 (0)1 4245 0033