motivations for undertaking this extremely risky act are twofold: profound economic poverty and extreme political repression, both widespread throughout North Africa. Film Algerian film director directed a film entitled Harraga Blues, which chronicles the illegal immigration of an Algerian youth (harrag) to Spain. The film premiered at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in October 2012, and was released in 2013. Bibliography Sansal, Boualem. Harraga, (Gallimard, 2007) (French) Sansal, Boualem. Harraga, (Merlin, 2007) (German) Lozano, Antonio. Harraga, (Zech, Tenerife 2011, first ed. Zoela, Granada 2002) (Spanish) Lozano, Antonio. Harraga, (Zech, Tenerife 2011) (German) Arianna Obinu. Harraga, il sogno europeo passa attraverso la Sardegna (2006-2012), Livorno, Edizioni Erasmo, 2013 (Italiano) () References Migrants of the European migrant crisis Society of Malta