Behind the barred windows of the deportation prison “Rottenburg” there are 45 men, the majority of who never committed a crime. Detained here are primarily illegal immigrants and rejected asylum seekers who failed to leave Germany within their assigned deadline. For every day in prison, the inmate is charged 70 Euros.

The film accompanies six prisoners during their last weeks before deportation: for instance, the young Turk Sedat who dreams of getting married to his girlfriend, and the Kurd Kemal who is prepared to risk his own life to prevent his deportation.

Without painting the situation black and white, director Sarah Moll follows the fate of the young immigrants whose dreams seem futile while also presenting the views of the people in charge of deporting the inmates. The Film “The Unwanted” tells its story with intense images somewhere between hope and fear.

Director:
Sarah Moll

Director of Photography:
Kumaran Herold

2nd Camera:
Sarah Rotter

Sound:
Peter Felder, Michael Paninski, Arun Hüttemann, Torsten Wenk, Fabian Roth

Editor:
Katharina Kulinsky

Dram. Advisor:
Torsten Truscheit

Music:
Putte

Sound mixing:
Oliver Neumann

Title Design:
Berthold Gantner

Production Assistant
Anne Demmer

Production Management: Ulrike Ernst (SWR)

Producer: Sonia Otto (INDI FILM)
Sebastian Grusnick (Filmakademie)

Executive Producer: Arek Gielnik (INDI Film)

Supervision: Thomas Schadt

Editorial Department: Ebbo Demant (SWR)

Stefanie von Ehrenstein (SWR)

Film Festival Turkey/Germany 2006 in Nürnberg
ÖNGÖREN AWARD FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Nomination Babelsberger Media Award 2005

International documentary film festival Leipzig 2005
Nomination Discovery Channel Film Award