A group of several thousand Africans migrate westward across northern Africa and sail across the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe. Their message is: "We are poor because you are rich."
Writing
That tagline hits like a brick through a window.
Acting
Bowens owns every frame with quiet, devastating authority.
Director
David Wheatley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for BBC in 1990, this aired years before the 2015 refugee 'crisis' made headlines—making its prescience almost haunting.
Wheatley shot the Gibraltar crossing with actual refugee extras who had attempted the real journey; some footage blurs documentary and fiction.
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