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Why watch this film?
In this masterpiece by Italian master Emanuel Crialese, we follow the drama of African immigrants trying to reach Europe in overcrowded boats, one of the most touching migration phenomena of modern times. Amidst the paradisiacal landscapes of a Mediterranean island, the fishing population has to choose between defending their interests or helping to save lives. A human and current look at the drama of refugees.
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Set on and around a summer tourist island off the coast of Sicily, Terraferma tells the story of two struggling, yet disparate families, whose members become fatefully intertwined. A well-intentioned, but illegal rescue of immigrant ‘boat people,’ forces the individuals of the indigenous family to choose between their economic survival and doing the morally right thing.
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