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Production history

On 16th March, the association ALECMA leads a field mission supported by GADEM and accompanied by filmmaker Sara Creta in the forest of Gourougou near Beni Enssar.

The aim was to document the consequences of police violence against migrants and to gather written and audio-visual accounts. On site, they witness the death of Clément, from Cameroun, who had attempted the crossing of the Melilla fence on 11th March. He had been arrested, beaten up and transferred to the hospital in Nador.

The movie Number 9 is created in the memory of Clément, who passed away as a result of wounds inflicted during an unparalleled repression by Spanish and Moroccan forces.

This field mission led to the making of the film “No. 9” and the launch of the “No. 9 – Stop violence at the borders!” campaign to denounce the daily and systematic repression of migrants by Moroccan authorities as well as the implication of Spanish authorities in the crimes perpetrated against migrants at the borders of Melilla; to call for the end of violence and violations of human rights in the north of Morocco; and to demand an official investigation into the circumstances of the death of Clément and the other migrants deceased in the surroundings of the enclaves.

Synopsis

Number 9 is an investigative documentary looking at the situation of migrants in Morocco.

In recent years, the Moroccan and the Spanish security forces have put in place strong measures to clampdown on illegal immigrants. Trapped in the forest the sub-Saharan Migrants organize massive efforts to cross and leave Morocco, the transit country in the migration stories of many adventurers who leave Africa. This documentary reports the repeated incidents of serious human rights violations through the testimonies and images of immigrants who have been tortured in the border of Morocco.

Outlook

The hope is that many people will see this film and join the campaign "No. 9 – Stop violence at the borders!” This distribution strategy is that everyone who hears about this story will be able to become a non-commercial distributor. We aim to work with everyone that is interested to organise screenings and publish the film online. The audience will become an active participant and this will be give more power to the action of the campaign. Whether websites, a personal blog, or social networks, as the campaign is embedded or shared, the audience will grow.