Der Siebte Mensch

Der Siebte Mensch – Eine Geschichte über Migration und Arbeit in Europa
John Berger and Jean Mohr

This book is groundbreaking and pioneering in many ways. Thinking on the pulse of his time, he was one of the first to deal with the phenomenon of labor migration in Europe without taking national borders into account. His analysis is captivating in that he can put forward clear political and sociological theses in one sentence, only to recount personal details from the lives of migrant workers with impressive empathy in the next. The text alone is an absolute must-read, and still of burning topicality. The fact that Berger was accompanied and supported in his work by the photographer Jean Mohr, who portrays the lives of the so-called "guest workers", enriches the book even more. This book was and is also a great inspiration for our film and has had a major influence on both the content and form of our narrative.