Spectres are Haunting Europe

Overview

The Idomeni refugee camp housed people from the Middle East who were trying to cross the border into Europe. When the Greek police closed the camp, the refugees resisted and blocked a railway line used to deliver goods. Maria Kourkouta’s minimalist documentary not only observes these events but also presents carefully modeled static images that open up the space within and without the frame of view, and in the closing black-and-white sequence offers a poetic commentary. The result is a bleak portrait of a place where endless lines of refugees try to preserve the final remnants of their individual freedoms. “This film is a call to welcome the refugees that cross the European borders, as well as the ghosts that return with them.”

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 16, 2018

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Arabic, English, Greek

Countries

France, Greece

Production

Survivance

Director

Niki Giannari,Maria Kourkouta

Producer

Maria Kourkouta

Cinematography

Maria Kourkouta

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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