Those Next to Us

| #11 Which Way Home?
(BALi, KulturBahnhof Kassel)

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In breathtaking words, Germán López Rosales from Mexico talks about his experience during a human-smuggling operation from the Mexican border town Laredo to San Antonio, Texas. Locked up inside a tractor-trailer, eight out of 39 immigrants died that day next to Germán because of extreme heat and lack of water. Two others died later in the hospital. Distant wide angle shots of the deserted Texan landscapes, suburbs and highways create a strong contrast to Germán's intimate testimony.

  • Duration: 30 Min.
  • Countries: Austria, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland
  • Languages: Spanish
  • Subtitles: English
  • Production year: 2023
  • Premiere: German Premiere

  • Director: Bernhard Hetzenauer, Bernhard Hetzenauer
  • Camera: Bernhard Hetzenauer
  • Editing: Gabriela Ivette Sandoval Torres, André Siegers
  • Production: Bernhard Hetzenauer, Irene Hetzenauer, Marko Mijatovic, Andrew Carlberg
  • Website: https://www.sixpackfilm.com/en/catalogue/2888/