Thursday Cinema
Fuocoammare [Fire at Sea]
Salt Galata
October 19, 2017 19.00
![Fuocoammare 2016 <i>Fuocoammare</i> [Denizdeki Ateş] (2016) filminden bir kare ©FilmArtı](/directus/media/thumbnails/fuocoammare_2016-jpg-780-5000-false.jpg)
Still from Fuocoammare [Fire at Sea] (2016) ©FilmArtı
SALT Galata, Auditorium
Fuocoammare [Fire at Sea] (2016)
Director: Gianfranco Rosi
106 minutes
Italian and French; Turkish and English subtitles
Making headlines in the midst of the recent migration crisis, the Italian island of Lampedusa is a landing ground for African and Middle Eastern refugees with the hope of commencing a new life. Spending months living on the island and engaging with its inhabitants, director Gianfranco Rosi depicts the history , culture and daily life of Lampedusa while following 12-year-old Samuele as he explores the land and navigates the seas from afar.
A perceptive and poignant portrait of Lampedusa and the humanitarian crisis enveloping the island, Fuocoammare [Fire at Sea] (2016), was awarded the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin Film Festival, and nominated for Best Documentary at the 89th Academy Awards the same year.
Thursday Cinema is supported by Garanti Mortgage. Program is free. Reservations are not accepted.
Fuocoammare [Fire at Sea] (2016)
Director: Gianfranco Rosi
106 minutes
Italian and French; Turkish and English subtitles
Making headlines in the midst of the recent migration crisis, the Italian island of Lampedusa is a landing ground for African and Middle Eastern refugees with the hope of commencing a new life. Spending months living on the island and engaging with its inhabitants, director Gianfranco Rosi depicts the history , culture and daily life of Lampedusa while following 12-year-old Samuele as he explores the land and navigates the seas from afar.
A perceptive and poignant portrait of Lampedusa and the humanitarian crisis enveloping the island, Fuocoammare [Fire at Sea] (2016), was awarded the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin Film Festival, and nominated for Best Documentary at the 89th Academy Awards the same year.
Thursday Cinema is supported by Garanti Mortgage. Program is free. Reservations are not accepted.
