Synopsis

The city of Agadez in Niger lies at the entrance to the Sahara. Until 2023, it was considered the European Union's security anchor in West Africa. Migration flows were monitored from here and police officers and border guards were trained. A virtual border ensured that only a few migrants with authorisation were allowed to continue their journey from Agadez towards the Mediterranean. In return, the citizens of the city were promised that youth unemployment, crime and corruption would be combated. Over a period of five years, ON THE BORDER traces the daily endeavours of three city dwellers against social and political grievances. A sensitive portrait of the Tuareg city at the crossroads of cultures that makes the failure of the pact with Europe visible.

A coproduction of Framelab (AT), Corso Film (DE), Mira Film (CH)

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• Credits

  Skript & Directing

  Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Gabriela Schild

  Assistant director

  Amina Weira

  Montage

  Nela Märki, Stefan Fauland

  Camera

  Thomas Eirich Schneider, Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Hayo Schomerus, Joerg Burger, Gabriela Schild, Mohamed Iklass

  Sound

  Barnaby Hall, Geri Rauscher, Marco Teufen

  Komposer

  Bernhard Fleischmann

  Sound design

  Nora Czamler, Nina Slatosch

  Songs

  Fatimata Ahmadelher, Clémence Hazael-Massieux

  Sound mixing

  Manuel Grandpierre, Menura Film

  Graphics

  Thomas Schmidl

  Research

  Eva Gretzmacher, Vera Pesata

  Production management & translation

  Michael Stührenberg, Gabriela Schild

  Production management

  Susanne Berger, Daniela Dieterich, Stephanie Constantin

  Producers

  Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Ralph Wieser, Susanne Guggenberger, Erik Winker, Martin Roelly, Ümit Uludağ.

  A production of

  Framelab Filmproduktion, Mira Film, CORSO Film

  Funded by

  Creative Europe MEDIA, Robert Bosch Stiftung (project development)

  ORF - Film- Television agreement

  ZDF/3sat

  Swiss Radio and Television

  Austrian Film Institute

  Vienna Film Fund

  Film Location Austria

  Zurich Film Foundation

  Federal Office of Culture, Switzerland

  Film and Media Foundation NRW

• Technical Details

  Format	DCP
  Duration	103 min
  Year	2024
  Original Language	Tamasheq, Hauser, French, German
  Subtitles
  Country	Austria, Germany, Switzerland
  ISAN	0000-0005-B1C3-0000-A-0000-0000-7

• Festivals

  International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

  November 14, 2024 - November 24, 2024