Description
Melilla, a Spanish enclave in Morocco, is a land border between the African continent and Europe. In transit through the town, Malik and his friends, underage youths from Morocco, try to reach Europe by any means necessary. Day after night, they wander the city in every direction, exploring its most burning past and present, taking every risk to cross the barriers and climb onto the boats. Would they stay there, as if dead before they were born? Rather “burn the sea” than die before having lived.
About the director:
Sylvain George
Director and lecturer at the Institute of Political Studies. Born in Lyon, he studied philosophy, law, political science, and cinema at the Sorbonne and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Sylvain George’s main themes are migration and social movements. His films, The Impossible – Pieces of Fury (2009), May They Rest in Revolt (2010), Fragments (2011), Vers Mardid: The Burning Bright (2013), Paris Is a Movable Feast (2017), and Obscure Night: Wild Leaves (2022), have been screened at Viennale, Cinéma du réel, CPH:DOX, DocLisboa, FIDMarseille, the Cinematheque in Copenhagen, the Pompidou Centre, and at international festivals in Milan, Turin, Buenos Aires, Valdivia, and at Message to Man. Sylvain George’s masterclasses are held around the world.