Nowhere on Netflix: Is the story of this pregnant woman lost at sea true?

The Spanish film Nowhere is a hit on Netflix and currently holds the top spot on Netflix’s “Top 10 Non-English Language Movies” list with 23.8 million views worldwide. It’s doing better than Reptile, which came out the same day and has “only” 17.7 million views, despite having a pretty attractive cast of Benicio del Toro, Alicia Silverstone and Justin Timberlake. But undoubtedly, the Spanish dystopian thriller is stronger.

Directed by Alberto Pinto and starring Spanish actress Ana Castillo, Nowhere follows the journey of a pregnant woman named Mia and her partner Nico (Tamar Novas) who decide to escape a dystopian, totalitarian version of Spain. They try to escape on a cargo ship, but are separated by smugglers.

All this is quite obvious parallel with the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe. But is nowhere actually based on a true story?

The answer is no. Nowhere is it based on a true story. It is a pure work of art, which means it was invented from scratch. The screenplay was co-written by five screenwriters—Ernest Riera, Miguel Ruiz, Indiana Sia, Shawn Winslow, and Teresa de Rosendo—who adapted it from a story written by Indiana. List.

In an interview with a Spanish newspaper publicDirector Albert Pinto explains that Indiana Siya did not base his story directly on a real person or event, but was inspired by the experiences of people he met:

“He knew several Mexican migrants trying to cross the border, packed into containers and trucks. We interviewed them and it was heartbreaking to hear the stories of these people who were putting their lives on the line in 40 degree heat and barely a bottle of water.“

“Human trafficking routes have been documented in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua, but in our country we are also familiar with the tragedy of sinking small boats or cayucos. (Types of Canoes, Editor’s Note). It is important not to forget that, even today, it does not seem to directly affect us, in another context it could be any of us.“.

Add to these statements that the nowhere world is clearly not real, given that Spain is in the midst of a fictional war and a totalitarian regime has taken over the country. But as Albert Pinto reminds us, the migration crisis in various parts of the world, including Europe, is a reality that cannot be ignored.

the world In June last year, it was recalled that the Central Mediterranean became again the first irregular entry point in Europe, at the cost of extremely dangerous crossings. One week ago, point More than 2,500 migrants died or went missing in the Mediterranean in 2023. Compared to this sad reality, the film is nothing like a fairy tale…