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Released 11 years ago.
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Mediterranea
2015 1h 47m IT
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6.7
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90%
CERTIFIED FRESH
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77
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6.6
IMDB
★6.7TMDB · 57🍅90%Rotten Tomatoes●77Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 1,867
Drama
Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Koudous Seihon
Ayiva
Alassane Sy
Abas
Francesco Papasergio
Mommo
Pio Amato
Pio
Vincenzina Siciliano
Marta
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jonas Carpignano
- Writers
- Jonas Carpignano
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, Italian
- Countries
- Italy, France, United States of America, Germany, Qatar
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, French, Italian.
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WORLD
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International production across 5 countries: Italy, France, United States of America, Germany, Qatar.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jonas Carpignano, shot by Wyatt Garfield. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Benh Zeitlin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Affonso Gonçalves shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Koudous Seihon and Alassane Sy and Francesco Papasergio carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3486542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jonas Carpignano directs. Wyatt Garfield behind the camera. Benh Zeitlin scores. Affonso Gonçalves cuts. Produced in Italy, France, United States of America, Germany, Qatar. Dialogue in Arabic, English, French, Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 11 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, French, Italian.
- 3International production across 5 countries: Italy, France, United States of America, Germany, Qatar.
- 4Directed by Jonas Carpignano, shot by Wyatt Garfield. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Benh Zeitlin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Affonso Gonçalves shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Koudous Seihon and Alassane Sy and Francesco Papasergio carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt3486542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Released under 11 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Wyatt Garfield
- Original score
- Benh Zeitlin
- Editing
- Affonso Gonçalves
- Costume design
- Nicoletta Taranta
- Makeup / hair
- Alessandra Di Lorenzo
- Sound
- Nicolas Becker
- Stunt coordinator
- Mirko Zamperla
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $46,392
- Original language
- IT
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 90% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 77/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.6/10 · 1,867 votes
- MPAA
- Unrated
Awards
15 wins & 14 nominations total
Also by
Jonas Carpignano
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CO
Court 13 Pictures
US
DCM Pictures
DE
- AU
Audax Films
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US
- GO
Good Films
IT
Good Lap Production
FR
- HY
Hyperion Media Group
US
- LE
Le Grisbi Productions
US
- NO
Nomadic Independence Pictures
US
- SU
Sunset Junction Entertainment
Treehouse Pictures
US
Maiden Voyage Pictures
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerBrooke Bernard
- Set DesignerMarco Ascanio Viarigi
- SoundDamien Tronchot
- EditorAffonso Gonçalves
- EditorSanabel Chiraqoui
- EditorNico Leunen
- First Assistant DirectorGwyn Sannia
- Costume DesignNicoletta Taranta
- Art DirectionPaolo Nanni
- Set DecorationLorenzo Nicolosi
- Best Boy ElectricianCaleb Seppala
- Set DecorationJasmine Ballou Jones
- Sound DesignerNicolas Becker
- Assistant EditorFrédéric Vidal
- Art DirectionAlan Lampert
- Stunt CoordinatorMirko Zamperla
- Script SupervisorMargot Seban
- Assistant EditorAmanda Nohrborg
- Still PhotographerConstance Meyer
- Camera OperatorTim Curtin
- Boom OperatorGiuseppe Tripodi
- Underwater CameraAlessio Sera
- First Assistant CameraJohn David Devirgiliis
- Key Makeup ArtistAlessandra Di Lorenzo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- smuggling (contraband)
- italy
- africa
- illegal immigration
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2015-10-09· Hamptons International Film Festival
- Theatrical2015-11-20
- Physical2016-03-29
Also known as
International titles
- AkdenizTR
- MediteranRS
- СредиземноморьеRU
- MiddelhavetNO
- MediterreâneaPT
- O Calatorie PericuloasaRO
- 地中海JP
- MediterráneumHU
- Mediterranea: Refugees Welcome?DE
- Vahemere OdüsseiaEE
- 地中海CN
