The documentary sea rescue drama “One Hundred Four” (NONFY Documentaries) by Jonathan Schöning has won the main prize at the “It’s all true” film festival 2024, the leading documentary film festival in South America. The festival took place in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where the film was named best feature film at the weekend.
The jury praised “One Hundred Four” for its gripping, raw and dynamic portrayal of one of the most pressing issues of our time – migration. “This film, which unfolds in real time, should be seen everywhere,” the jury emphasized.
Jonathan Schöning uses six cameras to document the lengthy and dangerous sea rescue operations in detail and raise awareness of the dramatic circumstances. The film shows the successful rescue of 104 people from distress at sea in the Mediterranean and ends with their safe arrival in a port.
“One Hundred Four” has already been highly praised at the Dok.Fest in Leipzig, where it received four awards for feature-length films. It also received an honorable mention at the film festival in Bolzano. The film will be released in German cinemas on May 23.
Summary
When the Libyan coastguard approaches the German sea rescue boat Eleonore, a hectic rush breaks out among the 104 refugees and the routine rescue operation has to be speeded up. How a sea rescue can take place is beyond imagination. The real-time documentary “One hundred and four” brings this dramatic situation closer. The film shows how agonizingly long it takes to rescue 104 people from a sinking rubber dinghy. Person by person, step by step, the action is accompanied by several parallel cameras. The situation comes to a head when the Libyan coastguard appears. The rescued people and the crew wait for days on the high seas, as no Mediterranean country allows them to dock. Only after a terrible storm does the ship reach a European port.
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