Viacrucis Migrante - Way of the Cross of the Migrants

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Movie
Original title Viacrucis Migrante - Way of the Cross of the Migrants
Country of production Germany
original language Spanish
Publishing year 2016
length 61 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
Rod
Director Hauke ​​Lorenz
script Hauke ​​Lorenz
production Hauke ​​Lorenz,
tide
music Josue Avalos
camera Juan Carlos Martínez Cristancho, Hauke ​​Lorenz
cut Marianne von Deutsch

Viacrucis Migrante - Kreuzweg der Migrant_innen is a German documentary by Hauke ​​Lorenz. It deals with the stories of refugees and migrants in the migrant hostel La72 - Hogar Refugio para Personas Migrantes in Tenosique , in the state of Tabasco , Mexico . The world premiere of the film was on April 17, 2016 at the Schleswig-Holstein Film Festival .

content

Viacrucis Migrante - Way of the Cross of Migrants tells the stories of Central American migrants and lets them explain why they risk their lives on a journey into uncertainty.

The viewer accompanies them on their way to a migrant hostel run by a Franciscan order. But even in this safe place of the Catholic Church they do not come to rest. The protagonists meet fellow sufferers who have experienced deportations, assaults, sexual violence and attacks. Among them are women, families and transgender people who are more likely to apply for asylum in Mexico than risk the dangerous journey.

Extreme poverty and crime have caused migrants to leave their countries of origin. Her stories are about poverty, violence and discrimination in Central America. Most of them believe in God to help them survive discrimination and abuse. In front of the camera, they report on the unbearable situation in their homeland and the dangers that they - and they know - still face when traveling through Mexico: systematic checks by the police, deportations, humiliations, physical violence and kidnappings every year Hundreds of thousands fall victim.

They tell how their faith carries them through the martyrdom of the journey. They suffer, say the fathers at the inn, like Jesus on the way to the cross. This trust in God may seem naive to some viewers. In their descriptions, however, the migrants find clear words and combine their beliefs with global political issues. On the run from poverty and violence and in search of a better life, they feel they are right, even without papers. Accordingly, the film also portrays the commitment of Catholic clergymen who repeatedly risk their lives in their work for the migrants.

On Good Friday, the hostel organizes a demonstration to raise awareness among the Mexican population and to demand that migrants be treated with dignity by the migration police. At the same time, the migrants set off for the USA. They know about the dangers of the 1,700-kilometer journey. They carry their cross through Mexico. Nobody knows whether they will achieve their goal.

publication

The German theatrical release was on March 25, 2016 in the Abaton (cinema) in Hamburg. The film is on distribution at Die thede in Hamburg . It was screened at various festivals, including the International Festival of New Latin American Film in Havana . It was also shown in various cities in Mexico in 2016 as part of the Year of Germany.

background

The Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Film Funding sponsored the post-production of the film. The shooting was supported by a crowdfunding campaign, as well as by Bread for the World , the Mission Center of the Franciscans and Misereor .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ release document for Viacrucis Migrante - the migrant crossroads inside . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2016 (PDF; test number: 158 771 K).
  2. ↑ LA 72. In: LA 72. Retrieved December 28, 2016 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ Viacrucis Migrante - Way of the Cross of Migrants | Schleswig-Holstein Film Festival. In: www.filmfest-sh.de. Retrieved December 28, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Contact / Distribution / Press - Documentary . In: Documentary . ( viacrucismigrante.com [accessed December 28, 2016]).
  5. ↑ die thede: die thede | Photos. In: www.diethede.de. Retrieved December 29, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Solidarity with refugees and migrants in Mexico and Germany - Año Dual Alemania-México . In: Año Dual Alemania-México . ( alemania-mexico.com [accessed December 29, 2016]).
  7. ↑ Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Film Funding | Funded projects of the FFHSH from 2002. In: www.ffhsh.de. Retrieved December 29, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Juan Carlos and Hauke: Vía Crucis Migrante - Way of the Cross of Migrants - Startnext - startnext.com. In: Startnext. Retrieved December 29, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Viacrucis Migrante - Way of the Cross of Migrants | EZEF. In: s43.s.gep-hosting.de. Retrieved December 29, 2016 .