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What is the problem on board?

The boat is going down.

I swear.

There is 50 cm of water in the bottom of the boat.

There are a hundred children,

a hundred women

and a hundred men.

Listen, I'll give you a number of Malta authorities.

Because you are near Malta.

You are near Malta.

Hello?

I called Malta.

They say we are closer to Lampedusa.

I gave our position.

You have to come here for us.

We're dying, please!

Have you called Malta?

If you want...

If you need it, we'll send a

a war ship to save people,

to rescue the people.

The migrants' boat has sunk.

Yes, but is it the same...

It has capsized, people are in the water.

- Is it the same boat? - It is the same.

It capsized.

Hi.

Get a haircut.

- Hi. - What's up?

- Busy day? - Well...

I had to shower here. I don't have time at home.

The only action I get

is the baby's bottle, the baby's bath, the baby's diaper.

- This summer is dragging. - It is, isn't it?

Shouldn't you forget the tower?

Isn't it time you did more

office stuff?

Like what?

I don't know, boss things, you're the boss.

I like tower duty.

Bring Nico over for dinner, we'll have someone to pick on

and I'll get a break from talking daycare, snot and...

I've got plans.

Oscar Camps has a life.

I see.

Guys!

Come here!

We'll talk after.

See you.

I ordered two super jet skis.

- Another two? - Yeah.

Nico, we've got 24 jet skis.

Until we get the Canary Island contract...

That's it, to get good contracts, we need a proper fleet.

We need them. Oscar, sign the payment.

That much?

They're jet skis, not bicycles.

What's Esther doing there?

- You gave her a beach? - She is a lifeguard, isn't she?

- Wasn't she on warehouse duty? - She's been there for two months.

End of season, let her enjoy the sun.

Christ.

He isn't coming to dinner.

The harsh images that we are about to see

reflect the drama of those fleeing the war.

At least six people, five of them children.

drowned near the Turkish coast.

Nine more are missing.

Aylan Kurdi should not be lying lifeless in this bag.

Nor should his brother Khalid who was five.

or their mother Rehan.

The three bodies are in Turkey.

They did not make it to Greece

or Canada where their family awaits.

His mother died, so did his brother.

Not the father.

I don't get it, there's what, six miles between Turkey and Lesbos?

Yeah.

The land routes are cut off, they come to Europe by sea.

How could the Coast Guards

of two countries so close together let them die?

They never reached open waters, they died ten yards out.

Right where lifeguards are working.

Nico, turn it off.

Turn that off.

Are you okay?

Let's go.

Right, let's get going, we've got the Canary Islands deal.

No, to Lesbos.

We must go to Lesbos.

To Lesbos?

Greece?

I'm going.

What do you mean, you're going?

We have to help the Greek lifeguards.

Hang on, Oscar, this is a company.

- The company can't... - No, no, no.

The company is one thing, we'll pay for our own expenses.

Dreadlocks, what's his name?

He's always asking for more shifts, give him mine.

You wanted me to act like a boss? Well, I am.

How about it?

I don't think so. Oscar.

- It's... - You don't think so?

- I don't. - Why not?

Why don't you think so, why can't you?

I can, but I don't want to.

- Come on, Gerard. - I don't want to.

Everybody's got problems.

- So do I. - What problems?

- My problems? - Yeah, tell me.

I don't know about you, but I've got a family, all right?

Guys,

let's calm down, okay?

We'll take a deep breath, cool off.

- We'll see. - All right.

Let each one act according to their conscience.

I'm going.

Oscar! Two days, got it?

Two days and you're back!

Everyone!

I'm off to Lesbos.

We've got to help the Greek lifeguards, who's in?

What's Lesbos?

It's a Greek island.

What do you care?

People are drowning, we're lifeguards, who's in?

- Me. I'll go. - You're not ready.

- Yes, I am. - You've been here two months too many.

So you're going to fire me for wanting to work?

Don't give me any ideas, you're not ready to be in the water.

- When would we leave? - Tomorrow.

On a Saturday?

Yeah, on a Saturday.

Nobody move.

This stays here.

Nobody touches it.

I'm going to call home, rent a decent car.

Any other recommendations?

Let's see...

The local food are calamari and feta cheese.

Greece is awesome.

Did you know "lesbian" came from Lesbos?

Sappho of Lesbos, ancient Greek poet.

- You read poetry? - Sure, poetry...

Wikipedia, the damn thing this long.

These people...

Where are they going?

That's Turkey.

So close.

I'm not surprised they try it.

Come on. let's get to the hotel.

What hotel?

Christ, Oscar.

It's always the same fucking thing.

Someone's out there!

Oscar!

Oscar, there's no one!

Oscar!

Oscar!

Oscar!

Oscar!

Oscar, no one's out here!

- There was no one out there. - That or they're dead.

Or they landed safely.

What's wrong?

It's been slashed.

Why would they slash it?

Maybe it got torn on a rock or...

Who knows how long it's been around.

Oscar, there was no one.

There was no one.

That's the problem, there was no one.

Where are the Coast Guards?

Why does a rescue boat have a water cannon?

Not to help, that's for sure.

Christ.

Good morning.

- I can help you? - Yes.

There was an incident last night at sea.

In Skala Si...

- Sikamineas. - Yes.

Many people died.

It is unknown whether they drowned.

- We took the plunge. - Were there bodies?

No, actually.

No, but we heard screams.

So what do you know?

Ok. Thank you for the information.

I'll make a report and we'll send out a patrol.

- Bye. - Thanks.

Is he the boss?

Yes, Mr. Masouras.

He is expecting a visit. Good day.

What is your name?

Loukas.

We are first aiders.

We come from Spain to help.

Thanks, but Lesbos has its rescuers.

- Where? - More to the south.

Among tourists.

Good morning.

Listen, last night we found...

an inflatable dinghy slashed with a knife.

With a knife.

It's murder.

I don't know what you think you saw, but

refugees are sinking their own boats.

If they are rescued, they can stay.

If they arrive on

their own, they are...

They are considered illegal immigrants.

So, themselves, with a knife...

...the boat, to be rescued.

It's not murder,

it's suicide.

Go and complain to the Turkish coast guard.

They let the mafia put sixty people

in boats for ten.

We know our job.

We don't want to invade.

Yes, Mr. Masouras.

We don't want to invade anyone's space.

We came to do the work that no one is doing.

We already have volunteers. Understood?

No, we are professionals who work for free.

Are you professionals?

I thought the rescuers

were young people

who made some money during the summer.

Don't have enough beaches in Spain?

Nice guy.

Nobody invited these people to come to Lesbos.

Nobody invited you.

Visit the island. She is very beautiful.

The beautiful views, the sunsets.

The kitchen is very good.

Home.

I have work.

Good day.

Let's go.

Maybe he's right and they've got it under control.

- There's no point being here. - What did he say?

You know, about the immigrants arriving?

If they arrive on their own, by boat, they're considered illegal immigrants.

If they're rescued, they're refugees and can stay in Europe.

This seat, man. I'm soaked.

Stop, stop, stop.

Moria, please.

Moria.

Do you want money? Please.

Please take the money.

Please, we're family.

Please, we're family.

Please.

Calm down, calm down.

Come on.

Gently.

Go, go.

To the shore and a back.

Ok, it's ok.

I'm coming.

Keep calm.

You okay, Gerard?

It's okay, it's going to be okay.

Calm down, slowly.

Stop.

Yamaxa.

What is this shit?

It's foam, man.

It sinks.

And this?

They stick it in to make it float? It's murder.

It's for the children.

Hey, it's my car!

Mytilene is that way. The camp of Moria.

- Please. - We are not refugees.

- We're Spanish, it's my car. - You left her.

- We helped people. - Don't worry about that.

- Do not worry. - There are people on the beach.

Don't worry about that. Thanks.

Officer, we were helping them.

- There is no problem. - If.

That's my car.

- I need it! - Calm down.

- It's my job! - Sorry, but it's my car.

Good holidays.

- We're leaving tomorrow. - No, we're not.

- Not on Monday either. - Oscar.

- You promised, two days. - I didn't know how bad things were.

We're in a different country, different beaches.

- We're not wanted here. - So what?

- Right, who will we work for? - For them.

We're not the Coast Guard, people are dying out there.

That's where we need to be, out there.

No one's there, just us.

Oscar, you're losing it.

Come over here, you want us to work with this?

We'll rescue them on this?

- A piece of rubber with no engine? - Why not?

Hundreds arrive every day, we'll find a decent one.

- Or make one out of two. - Oscar, Oscar.

You said it, hundreds of them arrive every day, what can we do?

We'll start here, on this beach.

We'll call Nico, they'll come.

He'll bring jet skis, uniforms...

Oscar, Oscar, do you hear yourself?

- Do you? - Summer season is over.

So what?

We'd need a lifeguard every 270 yards along the beach.

- You taught me that. - You prefer jellyfish and sunstrokes?

I prefer not talking bullshit

because you saw the picture of a dead kid on a beach.

This is a humanitarian crisis, it's too big, we're leaving.

The airport is that way.

I'm staying here to do our job.

Good evening.

- You are hungry? - Yes.

Welcome to To Kyma.

Weren't you leaving?

Asshole...

And there you go. You must gain strength.

Eat.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

- You speak Spanish? - No, no.

My family.

My name is Nora.

- Oscar. - Gerard, delighted.

Likewise.

- A little bit of wine? - Yes thanks.

No thanks.

I know what you did.

It's a small island.

The first boat arrived some time ago.

I thought they were lost tourists.

The next day, five more boats arrived.

The police told me to call the coast guard.

The coast guard told me to call the police.

What's she saying?

They pass the buck between the Police and the Coast Guard.

I gave them food, room...

but then ten more boats arrived.

Then fifteen, twenty.

I had nothing left to offer.

My parents were refugees from Turkey.

Here in Lesbos, we want to help. But who helps us?

There is a room available. It's for you.

- I'll give you a price. - Thanks.

I don't want any more deaths on my beach.

Eat.

You need strength.

- I've lost my appetite. - Not me.

Max.

Cutie pie.

I don't know.

A few more days, I don't know.

It's more complicated than we...

Right, we made quite an impression, believe me.

Do you want me to call my parents? They could give you a hand.

Okay. I won't call my parents.

Max...

- I'll be outside. - Okay, fine.

- Relieve me in a few hours. - Will do.

Nothing, Oscar is on fire.

Your car, rescuer!

ONE MONTH LATER

Gerard!

String.

Fucking trunk.

What, busy day?

Regular Sunday on Lesbos.

Did you see the message on our car?

I don't think it means "welcome".

At table.

At table?

Kalamari.

Good morning.

Do you know what it says?

- Welcome to Greece. - No.

“Out, strangers.”

How much will you repaint it for me?

And the seat. The seat foam needs to be changed.

It's always wet.

How much?

Three thousand.

Three thousand for that?

No thanks.

Give me a can of red, that color.

- Two, please. - That?

Yes.

Three thousand.

Three thousand for that?

Good day.

I'll take the anchovies, how much is the octopus?

- It weighs six pounds... - How much, how much?

- Twelve. - Too much.

- I spend all day fishing. - It's too Expensive.

- Okay, fin how about ten? - No way, it's too much.

- Let's see... - Calama one, two, three...

- Three, three. - Three.

What is it?

The ambulance is on its way, take over!

- Gimme a kiss, man! - What are you doing here?

- Quit playing hard to get! - What are you doing here, bastard?

What's up? You two look like castaways.

This isn't an office tan.

You brought her along?

I brought myself along with wetsuits

flippers, lifejackets...

- Christmas in September. - October, actually.

- What about the jet skis? - The jet skis?

Customs kept them.

We haven't made many friends

- I was afraid of that. - I bet it was Masouras.

We need them, we have to get out to sea.

Without the jet skis, we'll use something else.

- What are you doing? - Grabbing a box, and you?

- Your mother knows you're here? - Call her and ask her.

- I'm taking you to the airport. - Do you own the island?

- I'm your father. - Shit, it slipped my mind.

What about college?

What?

- Weren't you getting a master's? - In what?

- A master's. - In what?

In what?

The friends!

Fresh squid for tonight.

Kalispera.

How very Greek.

Medium size?

We swam, swam. swam..

Then a mile out, we find the two of them

fucking on a surfboard.

A couple of octogenarians fucking on a surfboard, one mile away.

And I got the old man's ass right in...

You can't fuck on a surfboard.

What really surprises me

is imagining Nico swimming for miles on end.

- I taught these two how to swim. - Yeah. sure.

- A long time ago. - Yeah, a while back.

Now I take it easy, nothing wrong with that.

Good evening.

- I thought no press came here. - What press?

- He's some nut looking for birds. - Or looking for you.

- It'd be good to have press. - What's with the press?

Didn't you drop out of college?

- How about a beer? - Please.

- Yes, ice cold. - Me too, a Coke Zero.

- Quit picking on her. - She's just like her mother.

Right, her mother...

Okay.

Thanks, honey.

- The Cokes are in the fridge. - Wow, that hurt.

- What's with you? - I'm her godfather, you never lay off.

Try to focus and tell me when you'll be leaving.

Leaving here? I don't know, we just started.

- We're getting organized. - Tell me when

I have no idea, when money runs out,

A month, two months, three...

Here.

What's this?

A power of attorney.

Forgive me for not witnessing this fascinating moment.

You didn't come here to bring the jet skis...

I came to get your signature because in Barcelona I've got work.

Deals to sign, wages to pay, some bank loans to beg for.

Oscar, if you don't sign, my hands are tied.

The company goes to hell, get it?

Either you sign it or this is over and you head home.

Understood?

Jesus.

Oscar, I found a dinghy we can use.

Gerard.

Gerard... Masouras, can you hear me?

Masouras, Masouras.

- Gerard? - Don't make things worse.

Gerard...

This sucks.

Gerard?

Gerard?

Oscar.

Meet Santi Palacios, he's a photographer.

- Weddings and such? - You've got to see his work.

- I don't have time. - Don't be absurd.

Show him.

Good pictures, you should sign up for a contest.

- He'll let us use them. - What for?

To show what we're doing here.

We're doing?

In a couple of days everyone will know what's going on.

I'm just doing my job. I don't matter, they do.

- Take pictures of the refugees. - Think about it.

Christ, use your head.

- Gerard, what's up? - We've got to go out now.

Your dad's a real charmer.

One, two, three.

- Open waters, it's too dangerous. - Oscar, I'm ready.

- No, this serious. - You had me in the warehouse.

- Esther, get in. - No way, I'm your father!

A father I haven't seen in four years?

We'll circle a couple times.

Check or children, for pregnant women.

No one gets on the boat until everyone calms down.

Ho many, twenty?

Maybe more.

Their engine is busted.

Let's tow them ashore.

Keep calm!

Calm down!

Stay calm!

Take the tour.

Sit down!

No. Sat!

Stay calm!

Calm down.

Okay, calm down!

We're not police officers.

Keep calm.

Sit down.

We are Spanish first aid workers.

We're not Turkish.

Not police, don't worry.

Spanish rescuers.

Attention!

- He punctured it! - Oscar!

One, two and three!

Pull!

Stay calm.

It'll be OK.

Here we go.

Gently.

Okay, it'll be fine.

- I hold you. - Come on, Esther.

- Gently. - Esther, go ahead.

- Jesus Christ. Esther. - He needs help!

We rescued him.

Play social worker, the dead will pile up.

Get going!

- They're people, damn it! - Dead or living?

On land, they're on their own.

- You're such a jerk. - There are protocols.

Right, protocols... This is chaos, Oscar.

Number one: on land, they're on their own.

Sure, fine.

- Did you ask Esther to come? - Get off my back.

Get a job.

- Take pictures of them! - Leave the kid alone!

Fuck.

Damn nail!

Do you know how much they pay to come over?

We rescue them.

What they do on land is their problem.

- I see two boats. - Not boats, "dinghies".

Jesus, Turkey is so close.

On a really clear day,

you can see them get off the busses.

Up to how many can cross everyday day?

Up to 3.000.

You've never done anything like this.

As if you'd know what I've done.

Shit.

- They were left behind. - On land they're on their own.

Right.

You're pigheaded.

I will help you.

I'll take them a little ahead.

We can't leave the beach for long.

Someone will take them to Moria.

- What's Moria? - That's where they all go.

There's a sandwich in the glove compartment.

I swear I won't tell anyone you have a heart.

I don't have a heart. I'm hungry.

What are you doing?

I'm joking.

Ma'am...

No way, fucking hell!

- Cool it. Oscar. - Shit.

- Why did I listen to you? - Just cool it.

- I told you so. - I'll handle it.

I'll handle it.

How's the old man?

Fine.

We're bosom buddies.

- She's fine, if you were wondering. - I'm so glad.

I'll sleep better now.

The same last name.

Father and daughter arrested together.

Spain has some interesting family traditions.

- The maritime laws say... - The laws?

You were transporting illegal immigrants.

- This is human trafficking. - Mafias traffic.

- They are the ones who must be stopped. - It's the work of the Turks.

Do you know the Turkish police? I can introduce you.

You also have undeclared jet skis.

- I need it. - They will be destroyed.

What?

Unless...

Maybe...

Come on, Mr. Camps.

I too have children.

Loukas.

- Come. - You'd better leave.

Please.

I can't do anything for you.

They're going to destroy my jet skis. I need it.

We don't want you at sea.

Talk to Masouras.

You are sailors, people of the sea.

Do you think the Coast Guard is in charge here?

See further.

The Greek coasts need the protection of Frontex.

Fleeing war is not an attack.

Tell the European Union.

What's Frontex?

The riot police of the sea.

It was high time someone gave you a good slap.

You've got a gift for pissing people off, man.

And I mean everybody.

How about focusing and pissing the right people off?

Like putting a tie over my wetsuit and going

to the European Parliament?

No, it's always empty.

But you could give an interview

and it might go viral.

- That's your pal's job, right? - I'll take the pictures.

- You do the talking. - What for?

What for?

A picture brought you here.

Let's take a deep breath.

We're not here to lose our jobs or the deals we signed.

Bad idea.

See how we do it.

With the spoon.

No. Esther. I don't want to get involved in politics.

- Right, we do our thing. - Our thing.

But you got involved the minute you decided to come here.

If we tell it from a European point of view, it'll get traction.

Poverty is scary, nobody wants to see it.

But some Barcelona lifeguards who came here to save people

who drown in a 7-mile wide strait, that's different.

Or is this just a personal experience for you?

You've got a chance to explain what's going on.

I mean...

Rescuers, there is a woman in the water.

She's pregnant!

Inside, inside!

She doesn't look well.

Call an ambulance!

What is she saying?

Up, up. up.

You speak English?

What is she saying?

Her husband is still in the water.

- Oscar, we have to go out! - No way.

- We have to get her husband. - We can't right now.

We have to!

Stay calm.

The ambulance arrives.

- Everything will be alright. - The baby will arrive before then.

Hold her securely on your lap.

Hold her tight so she doesn't move.

Calm down.

Everything will be alright.

Hold it tight.

The baby is coming.

It's a girl.

Good evening.

You are a doctor?

Yes.

My name is Oscar.

And me, Rasha.

Delighted.

What are you doing here?

I lost my daughter.

The traffickers separated us when boarding.

I promised to wait for him on the beach, but it's been weeks.

You saw it?

- At sea or on land? - No.

Her name is Haya.

No, sorry.

It doesn't matter.

We need a doctor.

- I can't leave the beach. - We neither.

Well, gentlemen, after our first birth...

- Thanks, kid. - You're welcome.

I already drank everything.

How long have you been here?

Well, I came for a week and I've been here five months.

You haven't been back?

No need, I'm fine right here.

I'd like to toast to the newborn baby girl,

may life be kind to her.

- And to this island. - I don't toast with water.

Who cares?

Cheers!

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Cheers, cheers.

You'll toast now.

Health.

How did you get us out of prison?

It is not me. He is Dimitri's son.

- Who? - Dimitri's son, Loukas.

- Loukas? - Yes, the sailor.

Well...

The Coast Guard.

Do you know the story of the traveler and the elephant?

An Indian merchant rode an elephant

into a city where everyone was blind.

Three men approached to touch him.

The one who touched the trunk said: “It is a serpent.”

The one who touched the ear said: “It's a bird.”

The last, having touched the horn, said:

“It's a bull.”

They argued. Everyone thought they were right.

They never agreed because they

couldn't touch or see the whole animal.

Here in Lesbos, and even in Europe,

no one sees the whole elephant.

None of us.

Hopefully we'll see the whole elephant one of these days.

How's your foot?

Not much better, actually.

- The doctor should check it out. - We have a doctor?

They say seawater cures all.

This is a really good group, three lifeguards,

a Greek cook. an out of shape accountant...

Out of shape? You guys are obsessed.

Nora's dolmadakia and moussaka are the best I've ever tasted.

You guys are the best lifeguards I've ever seen,

I'm not a bad photographer and I bet you're great on tax returns.

But,

to be honest.

we're not up to solving all this.

That's the way it is.

Oscar.

Maybe you should do that interview.

This has to be told.

It has to be known.

I know a journalist who'd love to interview you.

Is that Esther?

What are you doing?

- You went out alone? - Oscar, not now.

I don't need a scolding.

I didn't find him.

It pisses me off, but I'm becoming more like you.

It pisses me off too. I don't want you to be like me.

Great, we're both fucked.

Know the one about the elephant?

No.

Well, there were three blind Indians.

Three blind Indians and an elephant.

The Indians don't know it's an elephant, they're blind.

- I'm not telling it right. - Telling stones never was...

You get it, I'm going to do the interview.

Okay.

Audiovisual communications, that's your master's.

I was always there, Esther. I never left you.

But I wasn't well.

That was before rehab, before I quit.

It's okay. Oscar, let's drop it.

When a dinghy arrives,

to get people out, never here.

If the wind is coming from here, never stand over here.

The dinghy tends to go like this, you can get trapped.

If there are waves, stand behind, it's chaotic and it can be dangerous.

Okay.

When you're in the water, children first, and their families.

Hand the child to the mother, fathers sometimes...

Always remember that in a rescue, the most important piece,

is you.

- Do you feel the cable, is it pulling? - No.

- No, it's just the... the... - Bodypack.

Everything's fine, just sit down.

- We do it all in one go? - Yes, I'll ask questions and you...

Okay, try to be direct, offer clear ideas.

Don't worry, it's not complicated.

Shall we?

Oscar Camps.

You and your team are lifeguards from Barcelona.

You came to Lesbos months ago.

No one hired you, no one is paying you.

How long will you stay?

We'll leave when we're no longer needed.

We'll go if someone takes over for us,

If the European Union brought resources

and managed maritime rescues,

we'd leave.

Or when I run out of money, we'll leave

suppose you are used

to rescuing swimmers

on tourist beaches.

But this...

I mean, there has never been a rescue mission so huge

and continued before.

Do you fear for your life in the water?

What scares me most is the seabed.

And thinking that these people we're pulling out

could be watching a series,

going to college.

looking for a daycare center.

I'm scared that the next person I pull out may look like my daughter.

By rescuing these people, maybe more will follow.

You could create a pull factor, couldn't you?

The pull factor is created by the EU selling arms to Syria.

The people we pull out of the sea are fleeing from war.

But you have problems with the authorities.

- You have troubles with the law. - The law...

We're the only ones obeying the law.

Maritime Law dictates that life must be protected.

No castaway can be left behind.

That's what we do,

no more, no less.

Europe has said nothing so far.

At first Germany accepted refugees

until it fulfilled its needs for a young and qualified population.

Now several countries are constructing border walls.

- The passivity of the EU is... - The EU does not exist.

It's still the Common Market.

If you can reach out a hand

to pull them out of the water and you don't do it.

it's not passivity, that's deliberate inaction.

It's homicide.

Can Europe everyone in?

- What's your proposal? - I'm no politician.

I'm just a lifeguard.

Letting a person die at sea is a crime.

What's more important than life?

We're turning the Mediterranean Sea into a mass grave.

What about those who disagree with you?

What would I tell them?

Nothing.

We're not bad guys.

You will have your jet skis.

- What is she doing here? - I have to be there.

He's my doctor.

- He's an illegal doctor. - Please.

Officer, I'm only looking for my daughter.

Let me get her.

Please.

How much?

Look for her in Moria.

Have you seen her?

Her name is Haya.

Haya.

Have you see her? Her name is Haya.

Look, have you seen her?

Her name is Haya.

Her name is Haya.

What's up.

Where have you been?

I've done five dinghies today.

- Christ, Oscar, where were you? - We were in Moria.

You can't leave me alone all morning, man.

He's a trafficker.

Come this way!

Let him go!

Fucking bastard!

- You come here, son of a bitch! - Gerard!

Why are you here, bastard?

Okay, okay, okay.

- Let him go. - Fuck!

He's just a kid.

- Know what the cops will do to him? - Anything else I should know, boss?

In case you take off to do the fuck knows what?

- What's with you? - I can't take it anymore.

I've been limping and wet for weeks.

I'm wet when I sleep, when I eat, even when I take a shit...

I put on a wetsuit at 5 a.m. and I'm soaking wet.

Let's get out of here.

You're going to lose your company, your money, your family.

I'm losing my fucking mind, this is a black hole, man.

- Like you. - This isn't on me.

No, but you love it.

- We stand between them and death. - Yeah.

You get hooked on anything.

You're hooked on this.

What's going on, Gerard?

You're free leave, I won't beg you to stay.

- You can tell me off. - Maybe

saying "thanks" would have been enough.

Thanks? It's them you're helping, not me.

I came here to help you, asshole.

To help you.

- To protect you. - From what?

From yourself.

Thanks.

Without you, I couldn't have helped them.

And yes, you're right.

I dragged you here.

That's the way I am.

Go home.

I just want to hug my wife and my kid.

That doesn't make me a bad guy.

Maybe your daughter

entered Europe from another place.

Maybe there's no point waiting here.

Maybe she'll be on the next boat.

Of course.

Your father is a good man.

Yes.

Did he teach you to swim?

My children learned with my husband.

They swam very well.

In Aleppo, there is no sea.

There is a river.

When I was little, it dried up.

Then the Euphrates returned all its water to the river,

in a single day.

How long will you be staying,

all of you here?

I don't know.

I don't know.

Good job, sweetheart, come on!

Come on, take another one. you're doing great!

Very good!

Go on, tell Daddy.

Tell him: "Look. Daddy, I can walk".

Are you there. Gerard?

Gerard, I need you. Gerard.

Marine.

Look at this body.

- You are happy? - It's upsetting for everyone.

You are happy? Look at that, Masouras.

- Don't add more. - A child.

- Not me. - Go home.

Look at this!

Asshole, fucking asshole!

Bastard!

Gerard, Gerard!

That's it, that's it, enough, enough.

Enough.

Enough, just stop it, all right?

Where are you going?

It's over, Esther, that's it.

It's pointless.

Lots of people are seeing the interview.

It's a good thing, Oscar, they want to help.

- We can't leave, they want to help. - People don't count.

Trust me, go home.

Finish your studies, have a good life.

Oscar.

Oscar!

Dad.

Don't fuck up.

Good evening.

Good evening.

- Do you want a drink? - Thanks.

- It's strong? - Ouzo.

I bet you like spray-painting cars.

We have everything you want.

- Really? - Yes, whatever you want.

All?

This is a dump.

Masouras is your boss?

What a jerk.

Santi, can you hear me?

Loud and clear.

At last!

It's finally working.

On days like this,

this island is unbeatable.

I mean, this morning I walked along

some unpaved roads, there were flowers everywhere.

It was spectacular, beautiful, you should have seen it.

And the peace coming from the sea.

We need you. The jet skis are coming.

Oscar?

Oscar, where are you?

Oscar, answer me! Where are you?

They need us, hurry over here!

They're returned our jet-skis.

Nico, are you sure?

With me here that's one more lifeguard in the water.

Oscar, you look like hell.

Stay calm. Come.

On the rise!

The stern Nikos!

One two three!

Calm down.

Stop!

Grab my hand.

Children first!

Hold on, okay.

Come on, kid. It's good.

Come on.

Let go! No!

Stop!

Families first!

We're going to come back!

Children!

Children!

Nico, back to port!

I'm going to the Coast Guards.

Nico, Nico, back to port, let's go.

- Let's go. - Nico, we'll capsize.

- Okay, let's go back. - Come on.

A child.

Back to port, to port.

We return to the port.

We need a doctor. We need help.

- Nico, she's drowning, I'm going in! - Esther!

Doctor! We need you!

Doctor!

We need you!

You need bandages and alcohol.

Coverage. Be quick.

Mum!

Dad!

Come on, kid!

Come on!

Quick, throw the nets!

Yanis!

Yanis, Yanis!

Throw the nets!

Give me your hand.

Someone else?

Is anyone still there?

There's got to be more.

There's got to be more.

Boss.

It's over, okay?

Mr. Masouras, what happened?

It was the largest rescue ever

carried out in the Mediterranean.

Many lives were lost, but hundreds

saved thanks to Frontex's efforts

and the Greek coast guard.

Let's go.

And now?

Other refugees arrive. What is the solution?

The European Union, perhaps...

Thanks.

You're welcome, my boy.

No, I'm a girl.

What's your name?

My name is Haya.

What?

Haya.

Mom?

Haya!

Haya?

Haya!

I knew you were all right, I knew it all along.

- What happened to your hair? - I had to look like a boy.

Darling.

Darling.

My darling.

Haya.

It hasn't rained for a long time, mom.

Since May, not since May.

- You should quite smoking. - Let me be, Nora!

Don't boss me around, I'll smoke if I want to.

Smoke away.

What can I say? Keep on smoking,

Boss.

We'll be back.

242 people were rescued in the shipwreck of October 28, 2015.

How many died will forever remain unknown.

Oscar Camps and his team founded the NGO "Open Arms"

to rescue people who try to reach Europe.

Esther Camps joined the Open Arms team

and is now a mission leader.

Gerard Canals brought his family to Lesbos

and continued running the rescue operations.

Santi Palacios won the prestigious World Press Photo award.

He still participates in many of the Open Arms missions.

The To Kyma tavern became Open Arms' operation center.

symbolizing the solidarity shown by the Greek people.

Rasha's character is inspired on dozens of people

who reached Lesbos in the Fall of 2015.

Between 2015 and 2020,

Open Arms rescued over 60.000 women, men and children.

They keep on rescuing people in the sea.

This film is dedicated to all those who made it across

and to those who lost their lives trying.