THE PICKERS
Germany, Greece, Portugal 2024 – Director: Elke Sasse – Original language: Arabic, Bambara, English, Greek, Italian, Nepali, Portuguese, Spanish, Urdu – Subtitles: English – Length: 80 min.
All types of fruit and vegetables are available to us year round – but the effects on the workers who make this possible are ignored. Their picking speed is more important than their living conditions. It quickly becomes clear that Europe is dictated to by the market and not by the people. In THE PICKERS, the camera reveals endless swathes of farmland and the people who suffer for our luxury. Katharina Dolles
Biography
In her films, Elke Sasse often deals with global and socio-political themes such as the connections between trade policy and migration. Sasse has won several international awards, including the Prix Europa 2016 for her film #MYESCAPE.
Filmography (selection)
OIL PROMISES, DE/GH, 2021, 90 min.
CORONA DIARIES, DE 2020, 80 min.
DISPLACED – TOMATOES AND GREED, DE 2019, 52 min.
In cooperation with
Reportagen: The independent magazine from Switzerland is dedicated to in-depth reportage. Authors tell what happens behind the scenes of world affairs in personally researched reports. For all those who would like to know more about the topic in advance, the report "Fruits of Exploitation" has kindly been made available at this link.
No youth rating
Camera: Marcus Zahn. Editing: Janine Dauterich, Peter Klum. Music: Marcus Zahn. Production: berlin producers Media GmbH. Producer: Kristian Kähler.
