• Documentary

The Border Fence

Berglandschaft mit felsigem Vordergrund und einem Warnschild mit der Aufschrift "Achtung Staatsgrenze" unter einem wolkigen Himmel, dazu der Titel "Die bauliche Maßnahme - Ein Film von Nikolaus Geyrhalter"

Brenner Pass, Alpine border, spring 2016: the Austrian government announces the construction of a border fence, expecting a shift of the refugee routes to Italy after the Balkan route is closed. The residents fear the fence just as much as the supposedly threatening influx of foreigners to their homeland.
Two years later, the fence is still rolled up in a container, as the inrush of refugees never occurred.

Data

Category
Documentary
Financing
Nationaler Film
Format
DCP, 112 Min
Release
07.09.2018
Distribution
FILMLADEN Filmverleih GmbH
Admissions
3.488
Funding Film Institute
95.000 €
Share of total production costs
39 %
Television investment
77.000 €
Funding program
ÖFI
first run on ORF2 Austrian Broadcasting Service
03.05.2020
Viewers
108.000
Film location
Austria
Shooting time
April 2016 - June 2017
Days of shooting
30
Completion
March 2018
Funding institutions Austria
Filminstitut, Filmfonds Wien, Land Tirol (Kultur)
Credits
Production
Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion GmbH
Producer
Markus Glaser, Wolfgang Widerhofer, Michael Kitzberger, Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Director
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Script-concept
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
DOP
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Editor
Emily Artmann, Gernot Grassl
Sound engineer
Eva Hausberger
Sound design
Peter Kutin
Production manager
Daniela Patz, Catrin Freundlinger
German Title
Die bauliche Maßnahme
Television investment
ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen)

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