Onehundredfour

The reality of a sea rescue operation is beyond imagination. This real-time documentary brings this dramatic situation closer to home. The film shows how agonizingly long it takes to rescue 104 people from a sinking rubber dinghy. Person by person, step by step, the operation is captured by several cameras working in parallel. The situation comes to a head with the arrival of the Libyan coast guard. The survivors and the crew wait for days on the high seas, as no Mediterranean country will allow them to dock. Only after a severe storm does the ship reach a European port.