in development | 90 min | 4K | patatino I supported by HessenFilm & Medien

Along the invisible lines that separate Europe from Africa and Asia, individual fates meet institutional indifference. The documentary “Mers Amères - Bitter Seas (AT)” accompanies people on Europe's maritime borders who take care of the dead and their grief. Their personal stories and their commitment form a human counterpoint to the anonymous and often invisible dimension of migration. From the beaches of Senegal to the mortuaries in Greece, from the cemeteries of the unknown in Tunisia or the Canary Islands to the commemorative events around the sea - their paths cross in a common act of remembrance.