Das Rauschen des Meeres
Das Rauschen des Meeres () is a 2010 short drama film directed by Ana Rocha Fernandes and Torsten Truscheit. It was filmed in 2009. The movie features Tyron Ricketts and Mayra Andrade, known to Capeverdeans as the greatest singer. Synopsis. A refugee from Africa has been sitting in a detained prison for several days without any papers of his identity. When it is assumed, the detainee could take his life, a guard would be taken care of him. He discovers that refugee with a photo depicting the little girl. As a result, the attendant starts to be  interested in the prisoner and starts their friendship between the two. Later, the prisoner risks his employment to help the prisoner escape from the detained prison to help him see his daughter, the girl in the photo. Production and release. Niama-FIlm GmbH in Stuttgart produced the film in cooperation with Southwest State Radio, ARTE and the Bayerischer Rundfunk. It was filmed in Stuttgart and Kehl. It was shown at a German film festival on October 27, 2010. The film later aired on ARTE network on 19 December. Nomination. In December 11, 2011, two German films "Raju", directed by Max  Zähle and "Das Rauschen des Meeres" were submitted to be one of the around a hundred films to be selected as a nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. On January 24, 2012, AMPAS chose to nominate the film "Raju" as a candidate for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.