Paul has made his way from his home in Cameroon across the Sahara to the Moroccan coast where he now lives in a forest waiting for the right moment to cross the Mediterranean. This is where he meets Jakob, a filmmaker from Berlin, who is filming along Europe's borders. Soon afterwards, Paul manages to cross over to Spain on a rubber boat. He survives - but half of his companions die on this tragic 50-hour odyssey. Held for two months in a deportation centre, upon his release Paul meets Jakob again at a shelter for migrants in Southern Spain. When Paul decides to continue on to Germany, Jakob has to make a choice: will he become an active part of Paul's pursuit of a better life or remain a detached documentary filmmaker? Main facts: Original Title: Als Paul über das Meer kam Director: Jakob Preuss Production: Weydemann Bros. GmbH Format: Made for Cinema Runtime: 52/97 min Category: Documentary Language: German, French, Spanish Subtitled Versions: English, French Country: Germany Year: 2017 Genre: Africa, Society, Human Nature, Politics Broadcaster: ZDF Festivals & Awards Rotterdam IFF, The Netherlands (2017) Competition, Festival Max Ophüls Preis, Germany (2017) “Golden Goblet” Shanghai IFF, China (2017) Winner, Cloe Up Bergamo Film Meeteing, Italy (2017) Krakow FF, Poland (2017) Comepetition, DocuDays, Ukraine (2017) Theatrical Release Germany Aug 2017 (Farbfilm) Sales contact: info@magnetfilm.de magnetfilm.de