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Withasharpeye,NikolausGeyrhalter(Homosapiens,OurDailyBread)exploresthefewsquarekilometersaroundtheBrennerPass.In2016,thisborderbetweenAustriaandItalysuddenlybecamethesettingforchangingEUpolicyontherefugeecrisis.AftertheclosureoftheBalkanroute,AustriawasworriedthatrefugeeswouldfloodthroughtheBrennerPass.Sointhespringof2016,thegovernmenttook“constructionmeasures,”aeuphemismforputtingupafence.<br/> Geyrhalterconducteddetailedinterviewswithlocalpoliceofficers,hikers,farmers,tollcollectorsandcafeowners,filmedinpreciselycomposedshots.Hereinthissmallborderarea,wehearawiderangeofviews,oftenremarkablybalanced,andrangingfromcovertxenophobiatocriticismofthepopulistgovernment.Geyrhalterrespectseveryopinionandmakesnojudgments.<br/> ThecamerarecordsastaticandalmostimmobileTirolusingwide-anglelensesandlongshots.Inhisportraitofthelocalsandtheirdeeply-rootedtraditions,Geyrhalteralsohintsattheabsurdityoftheborder,tellingalarger,urgentstoryaboutthestateofEurope.
