2016• Documentary •1h22
From Africa, Abou watches the fence and the future in Europe ahead of him. For over a year, he and thousands of other migrants have attempted to jump the enormous fence system that separates Morocco and Spain. Behind the camera, Abou portrays the struggle for dignity and freedom on the militarized frontier.
Directors: Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner
Subtitles: French, English, Spanish
2016: Berlinale Forum nominee
« “Those Who Jump,” is one of the most authentic films on this highly charged topic: The attempts by sub-Saharan men to scale the wall separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla are filmed as autobiography, bypassing the usual subject/object problems generally ignored by most documentaries. » - Variety