Die bauliche Maßnahme

Apr 1 2020 G 1h 52m
Documentary

Brenner Pass, Alpine border, spring 2016: the Austrian government announces the construction of a border fence, expecting a shift of the refugee routes to Italy after the Balkan route is closed. The residents fear the fence just as much as the supposedly threatening influx of foreigners to their homeland. Two years later, the fence is still rolled up in a container, as the inrush of refugees never occurred.

Official Trailer
Plot

In concentric circles starting from the border of the Brenner Pass between Austria and Italy, The Border Fence measures the surroundings that were the scene of a shift in inner-European policy. At the same time, the space describes itself through Nikolaus Geyrhalter's typical extremely precise long shots, and in extended talks with police officers, locals, hikers, farmers, innkeepers, and toll collectors. What arises in an extremely small space is the full diversity of voices expressing individual political attitudes on a topic that affects Europe, and is visible on the Brenner Pass.

Written by

Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Directed by

Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Cast

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Production Countries

Austria

Production Companies

Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
THE BORDER FENCE Trailer
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# of Votes
263
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
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