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On the Border
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On the Border

On the Border

On the Border
Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Gabriela Schild
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
2024
103 min
World Premiere
Frontlight, Dead Angle: Borders
Tickets & Times
Synopsis

The desert city of Agadez in Niger has been a hub of trade routes since time immemorial. The local Tuareg population always earned a good living by transporting goods and people across the Sahara. But Agadez is also a place where migrants pass through on their way to Europe.

Niger has been in direct talks with the European Union about this since 2012. The result is a law that criminalizes illegal migration and has made Agadez a High Risk Area, with catastrophic consequences for the local economy. The ban on transport led to unemployment, higher crime and a drug epidemic.

In On the Border, three residents of Agadez talk about the decline of their city. Salesman Ahmed Dizzi looks back with nostalgia to a time when large numbers of European tourists used to visit the historic city and spend a lot of money. Radio reporter Tilla Amadou questions the effectiveness of European training programs for border guards. And former mayor Rhissa Feltou argues that the new border controls are a threat to the traditional nomadic existence of the Tuareg.

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Tickets & Times
Sun, november 17
20:15 – 22:18
Tuschinski 4
Film fully subtitled in English

Mon, november 18
Film screening followed by a talk with the filmmakers.
17:00 – 19:18
Kleine Komedie
Film fully subtitled in English

Tue, november 19
Press & Industry Screening;, Passholders only
09:30 – 11:16
Pathé City 2
Film fully subtitled in English

Thu, november 21
21:00 – 23:03
Pathé Noord 4
Film fully subtitled in English

Fri, november 22
10:30 – 12:16
Pathé City 3
Film fully subtitled in English

Sat, november 23
13:15 – 15:01
Pathé City 1
Film fully subtitled in English
Credits
103 min
color
DCP
Spoken languages: Tamasheq, Hausa, Fula, French, German
Director
    Gerald Igor Hauzenberger,
    Gabriela Schild
    Gerald Igor Hauzenberger,
    Gabriela Schild
Production
    Framelab Filmproduktion
    Framelab Filmproduktion
Co-production
    Susanne Guggenberger for Mira Film GmbH,
    Erik Winker for Corso Film
    Susanne Guggenberger for Mira Film GmbH,
    Erik Winker for Corso Film
Cinematography
    Thomas Eirich-Schneider
    Thomas Eirich-Schneider
Editing
    Nela Märki,
    Stefan Fauland
    Nela Märki,
    Stefan Fauland
Sound
    Barnaby Hall,
    Gery Rauscher,
    Marco Teufen
    Barnaby Hall,
    Gery Rauscher,
    Marco Teufen
Sound Design
    Nina Slatosch,
    Nora Czamler
    Nina Slatosch,
    Nora Czamler
Music
    Bernhard Fleischmann
    Bernhard Fleischmann
Involved TV Channel
    ORF,
    SRW,
    ZDF/3Sat,
    SRF
    ORF,
    SRW,
    ZDF/3Sat,
    SRF
World Sales
    Framelab Filmproduktion
    Framelab Filmproduktion
Distribution for the Netherlands
    Framelab Filmproduktion
    Framelab Filmproduktion
Screening copy
    Framelab Filmproduktion
    Framelab Filmproduktion
Sales Agent
    Anne LAURENT-DELAGE
    Anne LAURENT-DELAGE

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