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On Falling
There is hardly a better place than a warehouse in the middle of nowhere to show the effects of the online shopping revolution and the intersection of social and financial precarity. In “On Falling”, Portuguese migrant Aurora fights for survival week after week somewhere in Scotland - and against loneliness. As a “picker”, she rushes along endless shelves while her work performance is relentlessly monitored. A chocolate bar beckons as a reward for outstanding performance. A schoolchild throws her a sweet during a factory tour. Welcome to the work cage of the gig economy.
In her feature film debut, director Laura Carreira deals with her own experiences of migration. The protagonist is embodied by Joana Santos, who is both reserved and outstanding. With her special feel for social issues, she is poised to succeed Ken Loach as the chronicler of the new generation of workers. (Jörg Markowitsch)
Austrian premiere