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die story: Cemetery of the illegal
Prize-winner 2013
European CIVIS Television Prize – information
| Author: | Andreas Morell |
| Editorial: | Norbert Hahn |
Content
No border fence can hold back migration. They come from Senegal, from Nigeria or from Ghana, from Central Asia or North Africa. They are looking for a better life in Europe. Many of them drown in the attempt to cross the River Evros on the Turkish-Greek border. 400 of them are buried on a hill near the border. A small Muslim community in Greece looks after the dead: they are not only Muslims. The film shows the different perspectives of the Emigrants, the European border guards (FRONTEX) and the residents of the border villages.
Excerpt from the jury’s statement
An important political theme – first-class presentation, outstanding research.
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Header: iStockphoto / CreVis2