Like the fabled El Dorado, Europe glitters over the horizon for many poor Africans with its promise of jobs, a better life and escape from poverty. Lured by this seductive mirage, tens of thousands of Africans trek every year across the deserts of the Sahara or brave the whitecaps of the Atlantic in do-or-die bids to reach Spain or Italy and slip illegally into 'fortress' Europe. This short documentary explores the illegal immigration phenomenon through five narratives, each of which recounts his/her personal story regarding Europe.—Anonymous