Skip to main content
2016 | B/N | 108:00

A documentary capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis. Situated 200 km off Italy’s southern coast, Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern migrants hoping to make a new life in Europe. The documentary focuses on 12-year-old Samuele. 


Direction: Rosi; Gianfranco
Script: Rosi; Gianfranco, basado en una idea de Carla Cattani
Production: Lalou; Serge, Del Brocco; Paolo, Laemlé; Camille, Saada; Martine, Père; Olivier, Cicutto; Roberto, Palermo; Donatella, Rosi; Gianfranco
Photography: Rosi; Gianfranco
Sound: Grosso; Stefano
Participation year at FICM: 2016

Other Movies

Naza

Naza
Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa
Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More

The Buzz

Zumbido
During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More

Related News

El michoacano José Rubén Romero
The Michoacan author José Rubén Romero
HASTA LOS ENANOS EMPEZARON PEQUEÑOS: Herzog y la realidad de lo insólito
EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL: Herzog and the existence of the extraordinary
Paul Verhoeven
Tippett Studio and Paul Verhoeven: the end of an era between eroticism and science fiction
RÍO, ZONA NORTE: las razones para sonreír
RIO, ZONA NORTE: reasons to smile