Fire at Sea
New York Film Festival Essentials
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1h 53m
Directed by Gianfranco Rosi • Documentary • 2016 • Italy • Italian with English subtitles
Featuring Samuele Pucillo, Mattias Cucina, Pietro Bartolo
An Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature and winner of the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, "Fire at Sea" takes place in Lampedusa, a Mediterranean island and major entry point for refugees into Europe. Award-winning filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi masterfully juxtaposes these realities, providing a new understanding of the migrant crisis and the price of freedom.
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