Not Waving, But Drowning
Synopsis
Not Waving, But Drowning materialises the experience of Indian refugees during their arrest and detention by the harbour police in Zeebruges, Belgium. Within the tense, haunted context of the harbour and the seaside, and together with them, we slowly lose all sense of time and place. Without investigating their past or their future, the human traffic organisations or the Belgian legislation, the film transgresses into the timelessness in which our society imprisons people without papers. This subtle analysis of human exclusion and the reduction of human beings to the physical body makes us wonder if a human can be illegal at all?
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Elias Grootaers
- Screenplay & Story
- Elias Grootaers
- Original Title
- Not Waving, But Drowning
- Country of Origin
- Belgium
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 53m
- Production Studios
- Timescapes
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Elias Grootaers
Elias Grootaers
Dieter Diependaele
Emmy Oost
Department Leadership Roster
Elias Grootaers
Director
Elias Grootaers
Writer
Emmy Oost
Producer
Dieter Diependaele
Editor
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What is Not Waving, But Drowning about?
Not Waving, But Drowning materialises the experience of Indian refugees during their arrest and detention by the harbour police in Zeebruges, Belgium. Within the tense, haunted context of the harbour and the seaside, and together with them, we slowly lose all sense of time and place. Without investigating their past or their future, the human traffic organisations or the Belgian legislation, the film transgresses into the timelessness in which our society imprisons people without papers. This subtle analysis of human exclusion and the reduction of human beings to the physical body makes us wonder if a human can be illegal at all?
Who directed Not Waving, But Drowning?
Not Waving, But Drowning was directed by Elias Grootaers.
Who stars in Not Waving, But Drowning?
The principal cast of Not Waving, But Drowning includes Not specified.
When was Not Waving, But Drowning released and how long is it?
Not Waving, But Drowning was released in 2010 with a total runtime of 53m.