A new movie about migration has been released in Spain. 'Angelo' is based on the true story of an African boy born in the 18th century and brought to Europe at the age of 10. He becomes a servant in a powerful European court, employing his "otherness" to become an attraction for high society. However, once he marries a young European maid, his popularity ends, and he is rejected by the same court. It's a storyline that resonates in modern-day Europe, which is sharply divided over African migrants. Al Goodman reports from San Sebastian in Spain.

Trying to teach the newest servant at the palace to say his name correctly. Based on a true story, the film 'Angelo' portrays how an African slave is brought, in the 18th century, to the court in Vienna that considers itself enlightened.

The movie is a co-production of Austria and Luxembourg. It's in official competition at the sixty-sixth-edition of the international film festival in San Sebastian, in northern Spain.

AL GOODMAN SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN "The film's release comes as Spain is now the main point of entry for African migrants into Europe, and many want to go north. But the European Union is sharply divided over the issue of African migrants and the movie suggests the roots of these tensions date back centuries."

The movie's director wrote the script, about the 300-year-old story, long before Europe's latest migrant crisis made it seem current.

MARKUS SCHLEINZER DIRECTOR "I'm always interested in how we as a society treat the so-called outsiders, because I think it was interesting to see. It's like a seismograph, for each community, how we deal with outsiders."

Angelo as a boy eventually learns the language. As he grows up, he masters the court customs, leveraging his outsider status to become a darling of high society. But that's not the treatment most modern-day migrants get, says this French-born actor, who portrays Angelo.

MATIKA SAMBA ACTOR "The story of migration has been going for a long time, and not only from Africa to Europe. People migrate all the time, and they're still not that well welcomed when they arrive."

In the movie, Angelo himself suddenly becomes an outcast, when the court disapproves of his romance. This moviegoer saw a connection to migrants now.

"Yes, I think it has a relationship to how countries in Europe are receiving their immigrants and how they feel about them."

Most African migrants nowadays make risky crossings on the Mediterranean, trying to get into Europe. The Angelo character crossed centuries ago, initially finding European warmth, that later turned cold. Al Goodman, CGTN, San Sebastian, Spain.