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Those Next to Us

Switzerland / Austria / Mexico / Germany, August 2023
FILM, Documentary, 30 min.

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directed by
Bernhard Hetzenauer
Written by
Bernhard Hetzenauer, Germán López Rosales
Status
In distribution
Website
https://sixpackfilm.com/en/catalogue/2888

In breathtaking words, Germán López Rosales from Mexico talks about his experience during a human-smuggling operation from Mexican border town Laredo to San Antonio, Texas in July 2017. Locked up inside a tractor-trailer, eight out of thirty-nine 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.

Usando parole mozzafiato, Germán López Rosales dal Messico racconta la sua esperienza durante un’operazione di traffico di esseri umani dalla città di confine Laredo, Texas, fino a San Antonio. Rinchiusi dentro un rimorchio, otto dei 39 migranti quel giorno morirono accanto a Germán a causa del caldo estremo e per mancanza d’acqua. Altri due morirono in seguito in ospedale. Scatti grandangolari a distanza di sobborghi e autostrade texani e il ritmo lento del montaggio del film contribuiscono a porre la testimonianza di Germán al centro del film.

credits

World Premiere
August 2023
Original Version
Spanish (english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 30 min.
Production
Bernhard Hetzenauer, Grundstudio, Bernhard Hetzenauer Film Production, Bernhard Hetzenauer Film Production, Bernhard Hetzenauer Film Production
Producer
Marko Mijatovic, Bernhard Hetzenauer, Irene Hetzenauer, Andrew Carlberg
directed by
Bernhard Hetzenauer
Written by
Bernhard Hetzenauer, Germán López Rosales
Cinemato­graphy
Bernhard Hetzenauer
Editing
André Siegers, Gabriela Ivette Sandoval Torres
Location Sound Mix
Mariangela Martínez Restrepo, Gabriela Ivette Sandoval Torres
Sound Editing
Jaime Guijarro-Bustamante
Sound Design
Jochen Jezussek
Re-Recording Mix
Jochen Jezussek
Compositing
Georg Kußmann

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Bernhard Hetzenauer
Festival Distribution
Sixpack Film

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