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On his journey from Somalia to Europe, shipwrecked Moussa is picked up by a wealthy couple on their luxurious catamaran. The athletic young man is the only survivor of a disaster in the Mediterranean Sea, and asks Hannes and Gerlinde to smuggle him across the border. Questioning Moussa’s true intentions, the yacht owners are torn between mistrust, fear and the urge to help a fellow human being. A political drama of two separated worlds colliding within one global community.
- Duration: 29 Min.
- Film School: HFF München
Meet the director
Paul Meschùh
Paul Meschùh studied dramatic directing at Munich film school HFF. He has shot films since he was a kid and directed more than fifteen fictional films as writer and/or director, several of which screend at national and international festivals. In 2015, Meschùh won the Starter Film Prize of the city of Munich.