La Traversée

With only a flashlight, a mobile phone, and a compass in hand, Sam, a 17-year-old African and makeshift captain of an old wooden boat, tries to bring migrants to Europe. A storm breaks out. The boat capsizes, and everyone falls into the water. In the dark night, Sam, who can swim, tries to save and calm as many people as possible. Lost in the icy waters of the Mediterranean, he thinks of his past: his family, the misery of his village in Africa, his best friend Youssou and their dream of a better future, his departure, the long and painful journey in smuggler vehicles across Africa, the terrible months in the refugee camp in Tripoli, and above all, the beautiful Thiane. "The way migrants are treated in the media is dehumanizing. And if the book remains fiction, I think I will have another...