Like a Man on the Earth

2008 1h 0m IT

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

Documentary

Synopsis

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Since 2003 Italy and Europe have asked Libya to stop the African migrants. What are the Libyan police really doing? What do thousands of African men and women suffer? And why does everybody pretend they do not know about it?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dagmawi Yimer
Writers: Andrea Segre, Riccardo Biadene, Dagmawi Yimer
Languages: Italian, Tigrinya
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Tigrinya.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Luca Manes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2184141 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dagmawi Yimer directs. Luca Manes cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, Tigrinya.

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1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Tigrinya.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Editor Luca Manes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt2184141 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.