Still from Number 387. Three gloved hands are examining photos on a medical table.
Number 387
Still from Number 387
Film Complete

Directed by

Madeleine Leroyer

This is the story of a Greek physician who collects pendants and bracelets. This is the story of an Italian woman who has been fighting for 15 years to "make bodies talk." This is the story of those who watch over the forgotten migrants. Since the beginning of 2016, 3,649 migrants have died while attempting to reach Europe by sea. 3,649 names, the vast majority of which have been diluted in the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean. What happens to the dead? Who identifies them? What do the mothers, the brothers do to try to find their missing loved ones? For years, medical examiners have been trying to give back a name, dignity, a memory to these forgotten souls. This film tells their story.

Number 387 participated in the 2018 (Egg)celerator Lab.

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