The Land Between is set in the mountains of Gourougou, in Northern Morocco. Hundreds of Sub-Saharan migrants live and hide in these mountains, outside of organized trafficking and smuggling networks. For most migrants living in Gourougou, their dream is to enter Melilla, an autonomous Spanish city, a European enclave in Africa located on the Northern coast of Morocco. The two continents are separated by a barrier built and funded by the European Union, which was constructed for the sole purpose of keeping African migrants out of Europe. The European Union pays Morocco millions of Euro to control this border and the surrounding forests.