Longing for a brighter future, two Senegalese teenagers embark on a journey from West Africa to Italy. However, between their dreams and reality lies a labyrinth of checkpoints, the Sahara Desert, and the vast waters of the Mediterranean.

This Homeric odyssey, astonishingly led by two nonprofessional acting newcomers with Sedou Saar and Moustapha Fall, powerfully utilises surreal elements of magical realism to tackle the harsh realities of the migrants journey.

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