Obscure Night—Goodbye Here, Anywhere

“For many African migrants fleeing a difficult life, the Spanish enclave of Melilla, in Morocco, is an ideal spot from which to dream of a better future. With persistence bordering on obsession, the group of minors led by Malik—whom Sylvain George follows with equal levels of persistence, but also modest discretion—try to travel to Europe. . . . Shot in majestic black and white tones which elevate the adventures of the film’s protagonists into enormous, Caravaggio-flavoured tableaux vivants, Obscure Night—Goodbye Here, Anywhere focuses on a reality the western world would rather not see . . . dissident dreams which transcend geographical boundaries” (Giorgia Del Don, Cineuropa).