Ibrahim came to Spain from Conakry, Guinea and now his life and family are in Madrid. one day police He arrests him and exiles him to his country. Since that moment, His only goal will be to return to Spain. After managing to cross Africa, he settles in the immigrant camp that separates Africa from Europe.
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-How did the idea for ‘El Salto’ come about?
– The project ‘El Salto’, in reality the person who will undertake all the points and advantages of this project is the screenwriter Flora González. She writes because she wants to, alone and without anyone asking her to do it. The first thing I thought when it arrived was: Finally there is money and a script to talk about this story! I’ve wanted to tell this and do something for a long time; Because these are topics I have been passionate about for a long time. It touched me, it hurt me, it also affected me as a citizen and a filmmaker, but I couldn’t find a way to express it well. I started researching because I needed to know more. We went to Melilla, Algeciras, Seville and Madrid. We talked to many people, immigrant girls, NGOs and experts.
“Humanitarian crises will always exist”
-The cast is of African or sub-Saharan origin. Did this help create the story of the film?
-Although the main actors did not experience this drama, there were those who did. Those from the cast and crew who came on a boat, those who jumped fences back to Spain, and those who came as children because their parents sent them here on a boat. There was even an actor who was a leader in one of the camps on Mount Gurugú.
-You said that it was the most necessary movie you made with Solas, why?
-If for me. I hope it will be the most useful and worth it because I want it to be a tool to make it visible, to talk about the problem, to protest. Notice of the drama of what is happening. This is inhumane and we must help solve it somehow.
-There is always talk of a humanitarian crisis but it seems it only remains in the headlines. Do you think your film comes at an important moment?
-There will always be humanitarian crises. If it is not a climate problem, it is because of war or coups and misery. If you impoverish the African continent, you eliminate the opportunity for growth and development. You are making countries completely dependent, miserable and impossible. People have a desire to travel, learn, move. The thing is, if you go as a tourist, you come with money, passport, everyone, that’s okay. If you act any other way, there will be trouble. Lie. Europe needs immigrant population
-Do you think there is a double standard regarding the origin of immigrants? Are there any immigrants who are better received than others?
-Africa’s problem is twofold. So it is racial, but also religious. Most of those coming from Africa are black, poor and Muslim. He already has everything, so you don’t want them to come. However, some blondes, who have no financial problems at all and may be Christians or Protestants, do not worry that much. I think a lot of people are concerned that Europe is mixed race. And Europe will be confused. Whether they want it or not, because there are many combinations of many countries, many races and cultures, we need it. If Europe didn’t need labor, people wouldn’t come. And if they come under irregular conditions, many people will use them and take advantage of these conditions.
– Mount Gurugú, the hedges of Melilla or Nador, are some of the important locations in the movie. Where were they filmed?
-Everything was shot in Spain. We shot in the Canary Islands and Madrid. We shot part of Mount Gurugú in Pelayo de la Presa and the rest in San Martín de Valdeiglesias. We couldn’t shoot in Morocco because apart from the pandemic catching us up, I couldn’t even go to research work because we couldn’t go to Morocco at that time. Moreover, filming there was very complicated due to legal issues.
“Africa’s problem is twofold. That is, it is both racial and religious.”
-What was the most difficult moment of shooting?
-As for filming, jumping over the fence was very complicated. It was a very difficult five nights. Emotionally, I can say anything. There were times when I was hit hard while writing and revising the script. Especially when I read books and true stories.
-What do you expect when the public sees this? Will this drama be further humanized?
-I hope very much and wish many things to come true. First of all, there needs to be a level of empathy towards outsiders. To think that someone from outside is not coming to rob you, not to rape you, not to bring drugs. They are people like you, with the same desires, dreams and hopes. Leaving your land behind, especially out of necessity, is not something done on a whim or in vain. We rich people act on a whim. The poor act out of necessity, not on a whim.