Mediterranea
– Ayiva recently left his home in Burkina Faso in search of a way to provide for his sister and his da..
Ayiva recently left his home in Burkina Faso in search of a way to provide for his sister and his daughter. He takes advantage of his position in an illegal smuggling operation to get himself and his best friend Abas off of the continent. Ayiva adapts to life in Italy, but when tensions with the local community rise, things become increasingly dangerous. Determined to make his new situation work he attempts to weather the storm, but it has its costs.
20 Nov 2015
French, Italian, English, Arabic
Jonas Carpignano
Jonas Carpignano
Koudous Seihon, Alassane Sy, Adam Gnegne, Mary Elizabeth Innocence
Two men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.
15 wins & 12 nominations.