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Fire at Sea

Kino Lorber | Release Date: October 21, 2016

Summary: Samuele is twelve and lives on an island in the Mediterranean, far away from the mainland. Like all boys of his age he does not always enjoy going to school. He would much rather climb the rocks by the shore, play with his slingshot or mooch about the port. But his home is not like other islands. For years, it has been the destination of men, women and children trying to make the crossing from Africa in boats that are far too small and decrepit. The island is Lampedusa which has become a metaphor for the flight of refugees to Europe, the hopes, hardship and fate of hundreds of thousands of emigrants. These people long for peace, freedom and happiness and yet so often only their dead bodies are pulled out of the water. Thus, every day the inhabitants of Lampedusa are bearing witness to the greatest humanitarian tragedy of our times. [Kino Lorber]

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Runtime:	114 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	https://www.kinolorber.com/film/fireatsea
Production:	Arte France Cinéma
Genres:	Documentary
Countries:	France, Italy
Languages:	English, Italian
Home Release Date:	Mar 21, 2017

Director	Credit
Gianfranco Rosi	Director

Writer	Credit
Carla Cattani	Idea
Gianfranco Rosi	Written By

Cast	Credit
Francesco Mannino	Himself
Francesco Paterna	Himself
Giuseppe Fragapane	Himself
Maria Costa	Herself
Maria Signorello	Herself
Mattias Cucina	Himself
Pietro Bartolo	Himself
Samuele Caruana	Himself
Samuele Pucillo	Himself

Producer	Credit
Camille Laemlé	Producer
Donatella Palermo	Producer
Gianfranco Rosi	Producer
Martine Saada	Producer
Olivier Père	Co-Producer
Paolo Del Brocco	Producer
Rémi Burah	Co-Producer
Roberto Cicutto	Producer
Serge Lalou	Producer