Those Who Feel the Fire Burning

May 7 2015 Not Rated 1h 14m
Documentary, Drama

As a group of refugees tries to enter Europe illegally by boat, a storm suddenly appears and all hell breaks loose when an old man falls overboard. His perception shifts into another dimension: a dark, hallucinatory place. Driven by a mysterious power and desperately in search of his loved ones, his soul passes by the everyday reality of many castaway refugees at the border of the alleged paradise, Europe. The old man's spirit observes people on the street being chased away like dogs, follows an illegal worker and a drug-addicted mother and slips inside crowded refugee shelters. Wandering through this limbo, the old man questions the meaning of his existence.

Plot

As a group of refugees tries to enter Europe illegally by boat, a storm suddenly appears and all hell breaks loose when an old man falls overboard. His perception shifts into another dimension: a dark, hallucinatory place. Driven by a mysterious power and desperately in search of his loved ones, his soul passes by the everyday reality of many castaway refugees at the border of the alleged paradise, Europe. The old man's spirit observes people on the street being chased away like dogs, follows an illegal worker and a drug-addicted mother and slips inside crowded refugee shelters. Wandering through this limbo, the old man questions the meaning of his existence.

Written by

Morgan Knibbe

Directed by

Morgan Knibbe

Cast

N/A

Production Countries

Netherlands, Italy, Greece

Production Companies

BALDR

Languages

Italiano, , Wolof

Awards

7 wins & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
285
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA