THE GOUROUGOU TRIAL

Director(s): Simón Casal and Santi Palacios
Producer(s): Simón Casal, Santi Palacios, Mikel Konate, Maribel Izcue

2021 | 35 min | Spain | Morocco | France | Germany | Mali
Languages: Spanish | English | Bambara

Two African migrants helped by two human rights lawyers take on the Spanish authorities, claiming their right to have rights before the European Court of Human Rights. A case that puts Europe’s core values and the future of rights throughout the continent to the test.
A judicial thriller where European political power and two migrants are confronted, revealing a gulf between the institutions that determine Europe’s migration management strategy and the reality of those suffering the consequences.