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Fire at Sea

Fire at Sea

More than 17,000 people were reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in the last 15 years...

20166.61h 54m

Overview

Capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.

Directed by Gianfranco Rosi
Written by Carla Cattani, Gianfranco Rosi
Produced by Gianfranco Rosi, Donatella Palermo, Paolo Del Brocco
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Top Cast

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Samuele Pucillo

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Mattias Cucina

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Samuele Caruana

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Pietro Bartolo

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Giuseppe Fragapane

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Francesco Paterna

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Francesco Mannino

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Maria Signorello

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Themes & Keywords

migration

About Fire at Sea

Fire at Sea is a documentary film released in 2016 exploring themes of migration. Directed by Gianfranco Rosi, it stars Samuele Pucillo, Mattias Cucina, Samuele Caruana. Capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.

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