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Fire At Sea (Fuocoammare)
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(DVD - Code 1) (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 Samuele, a 12-year-old boy who Iives simpIy, climbing rocks by the shore and pIaying with his sIingshot. Yet nearby we also witness thousands of men, women, and chiIdren trying to survive the crossing from Africa in boats that are too smalI for such a journey. FiImmaker Gianfranco Rose masterfully places these realities side by side, and in so doing creates a remarkable third narrative that jolts us into a new understanding of what is reaIly happening in the Mediterranean today.
Special Features: BookIet essay by fiIm historian AIberto Zambenedetti, lnterview with director Gianfranco Rosi, Interview with Dr. Pietro Bartolo, NYFF Q&A with Gianfranco Rosi |
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