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Also known as Fuocoammare

2016 film by Gianfranco Rosi

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Fire at Sea is a 2016 documentary film directed, written, and produced by Gianfranco Rosi, with Olivier Père also credited as producer. The film originates from Italy and France, with Italian and English as its original languages. It was distributed by 01 Distribution and released on video on demand. The production involved companies including Stemal Entertainment, 21 Unofilm, ARTE France Cinéma, MiC, and Les Films d'Ici.

The narrative is set in Italy, specifically capturing life on the island of Lampedusa. The runtime is 114 minutes. The film received the Golden Bear and the European Film Award for Best Documentary. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, the David di Donatello for Best Director, and the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film.

Critical reception includes a review score of 95%, 7.8/10, and 87/100. Audience ratings on IMDb are 6.7, while TMDb lists a vote average of 6.647. The film has a box office of 1,000,000. It was recognized in the Golden Bear collection and participated in the 29th European Film Awards.

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Film · TMDB

6.6

Capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.

Released: 2016-02-18114 minDir: Gianfranco RosiDocumentary

Cast

  • Samuele Pucillo as Himself
  • Mattias Cucina as Himself
  • Samuele Caruana as Himself
  • Pietro Bartolo as Himself
  • Giuseppe Fragapane as Himself
  • Francesco Paterna as Himself

Themes

  • migration

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

6,272 votes

Year
2016
Runtime
114 min
Genres
Documentary

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
France
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Gianfranco Rosi
Cinematographer
Gianfranco Rosi
Narrative location
Italy
Duration
108
FilmAffinity ID
984643
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2016-10-06
title
Fuocoammare
box office
1000000
review score
87/100
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