Crossing Europe

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1 hr. 47 min. | Drama | Pegi 13

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.

Jonas Carpignano

Jonas Carpignano

Jonas Carpignano, born in 1984, spent his childhood between Rome and New York City. His two short films The Plain (2011) and A Ciambra (2014) have been shown in prestigious film festivals including Cannes, Venice and the Miami Film Festival. He is an alumnus of the 2012 Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Lab, and the winner of the Sundance/Mahindra Global filmmaking award. In 2012 he was one of the top 25 New Faces in independent film by Filmmaker Magazine. Mediterranea is his first feature film.
Languages
Italian
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Original title
Mediterranea
Produced
2015: Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Qatar

Film information

Director
Jonas Carpignano
Screenplay
Jonas Carpignano
Music
Benh Zeitlin, Dan Romer
Cinematography
Wyatt Garfield
Cast
Alassane Sy, Pio Amato, Francesco Papasergio, Koudous Seihon
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