With precisely composed shots and detailed interviews with local police officers, hikers, farmers and small business owners, the film explores the few square kilometres around the Brenner Pass, telling an urgent story of Europe and the refugee crisis in the process.

Set amid a sunny Alpine landscape, this gripping nonfiction work from Nikolaus Geyrhalter (Homo Sapiens) reveals the roots of the refugee policy debate. Interviewing local citizens, The Border Fence explores modern Europe, living locally, and the near future of the current migration crisis.