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The border fence.

A political satire about populism and its absurd consequences. In spring 2016, Austrian politicians fear an onslaught of war refugees via Italy and announce a new border fence. The residents fear the fence just as much as the supposedly threatening alienation of their homeland. At the end of the fil...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Geyrhalter, Nikolaus, 1972- (Cinematographer)
Format: Video
Language:German
Language Notes:In German with English subtitles.
Published: [Austria] : NGF - Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion GmbH, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Austria > Boundaries > Humor > Drama.
Populism > Austria > Humor > Drama.
Border security > Austria > Humor > Drama.
Refugees > Austria > Humor > Drama.
Refugees > Italy.
Refugees > Austria.
Border patrols > Austria.
Border security > Austria.
Emigration and immigration.
Réfugiés > Italie.
Réfugiés > Autriche.
Police de la frontière > Autriche.
Sécurité frontalière > Autriche.
Émigration et immigration.
Austria
Streaming video.
Political satire.
documentary film.
Drama
Satirical films
Satirical films.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:A political satire about populism and its absurd consequences. In spring 2016, Austrian politicians fear an onslaught of war refugees via Italy and announce a new border fence. The residents fear the fence just as much as the supposedly threatening alienation of their homeland. At the end of the film, the fence is still curled up in the container, as the feared refugee rush never materialized.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (112 min.) : sound, color
Playing Time:01:52:01
Awards:Nominated 2018 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary
Won 2018 Diagonale Awards, Diagonale Grand Prize for Best Documentary Film
Nominated 2019 Trieste Film Festival, Alpe Adria Cinema Award for Best Documentary
Production Credits:Director, Nikolaus Geyrhalter ; producers, Markus Glaser, Wolfgang Widerhofer, Michael Kitzberger, Nikolaus Geyrhalter ; cinematographer, Nikolaus Geyrhalter ; editors, Emily Artmann, Gernot Grassl.