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Spain. Almeria, a coastal province of Andalusia and a one-time desert that in 20 years was transformed into world’s most intensive greenhouse culture. The artificial vegetable garden of Europe, in summer as in winter. In February 2000, El Ejido, the county seat, was the setting for an authentic pogrom when a Spanish woman was stabbed to death by a young Moroccan. It set off racist attacks on the local immigrant community. Six years later, nothing has changed. Unless it is that Ecuadorians, Colombians, Lithuanians, Romanians, and, for the first time, Russians, have joined Moroccans, Malians, Senegalese and the internationale of destitution. They are fleeing the extreme poverty of their homelands and thronging by the tens of thousands to this "eldorado" called El Ejido and its 17,000 hectares of canvas-covered earth. But the dream rarely materializes and the European Eldorado is quickly turning into a hell.

Belgium - 2006 - 52 mn - HD • 16/9 - Colour

Director Jawad Rhalib Writer Jawad Rhalib Camera Philippe Therasse Sound Blaise Jadoul Editing Karima Saïdi

Production Latcho Drom Production, 59-61, Rue de Rotterdam, 1080 Bruxelles, Belgique Tél : +32 2 7734 837 Fax : +32 2 773 4888 E-mail : info@latchodrom.be Co-Production Clap d'Ort Film, Radiotélévision belge de la communauté française, ARTE G.E.I.E.

Sales Clap Film Sales, rue de Verrewinkel, 93, 1180 Bruxelles, Belgique Tél : +32 2 360 04 36 Fax : + 32 2 375 3234 E-mail : mo@clipfilmsales.be