A movie that questions the modern bordering system. The citizen Abdel Wadood is touring around countries. Northstan and Southstan are the names of the countries from which he's travelling and to.
As our citizen loses his passport he isn't allowed to enter the country he's heading to, nor can he go back to the country he left. Since there is no official document he can verify his existence by, he is considered nonexistent by both governments.
When faced with desperation, he builds up his own house on the borders, half in Northstan and the other in Southstan. He uses his house's front to build a travellers rest place where he made some money. After he serves a journalist by chance, she finds his story a big shot to write about in the news.
The story gets all popular, and even officials find it important to help the poor man. They hold a press conference where they repeat most of what is heard on the radio. Feeling all this support on his case he tries to cross the borders again, and that's where it all ends.
This illogical confusing case is a sad portray of reality.
As our citizen loses his passport he isn't allowed to enter the country he's heading to, nor can he go back to the country he left. Since there is no official document he can verify his existence by, he is considered nonexistent by both governments.
When faced with desperation, he builds up his own house on the borders, half in Northstan and the other in Southstan. He uses his house's front to build a travellers rest place where he made some money. After he serves a journalist by chance, she finds his story a big shot to write about in the news.
The story gets all popular, and even officials find it important to help the poor man. They hold a press conference where they repeat most of what is heard on the radio. Feeling all this support on his case he tries to cross the borders again, and that's where it all ends.
This illogical confusing case is a sad portray of reality.
