MAELSTROM – MISJA PEKEL

Amalgama  Section – La Nau – Tuesday 26 (18:00)

Frame Maelstrom

Synopsis

Maelstrom is a found footage documentary about a paradise lost, composed out of hundreds of Syrian amateur videos. The film is inspired by the true story of a young Syrian refugee who, in search of a new home, tried to swim from Calais to England. During this fatal journey, memories of his past life haunt the swimmer’s mind. These flashbacks form a psychological web in which he slowly gets caught. It becomes apparent that the final destination is not England, but the paradise of a lost past.