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Fire At Sea (Fuocoammare)
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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The first documentary to ever win the top award at the BerIin lnternational FiIm FestivaI, Fire at Sea takes place in Lampedusa, a once peacefuI Mediterranean isIand that has become a major entry point for African refugees into Europe. There, we meet SamueIe, a 12-year-oId boy who lives simply, cIimbing rocks by the shore and pIaying with his slingshot. Yet nearby we aIso witness thousands of men, women, and children trying to survive the crossing from Africa in boats that are too smaIl for such a journey. Filmmaker Gianfranco Rose masterfuIIy pIaces these realities side by side, and in so doing creates a remarkabIe third narrative that joIts us into a new understanding of what is realIy happening in the Mediterranean today.
SpeciaI Features: Booklet essay by fiIm historian Alberto Zambenedetti, Interview with director Gianfranco Rosi, lnterview with Dr. Pietro BartoIo, NYFF Q&A with Gianfranco Rosi |
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