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Fire at Sea

Documentary and Nonfiction Film

Fire at Sea, known in Italian as Fuocoammare, is a 2016 Italian documentary written and directed by Gianfranco Rosi, filmed over nearly a year on the island of Lampedusa. It examines the European migrant crisis through the everyday life of island residents, centered on a twelve year old boy from a fishing family and a doctor who treats arriving migrants, alongside the dangerous sea crossings migrants make to reach the island. It won the Golden Bear at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival and was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Original Language
Italian 1
Award
European Film Award for Best Documentary 2
Award
Golden Bear 2
Release Year
2016 1
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1. Fire at Sea (Wikipedia)
  • Fire at Sea, Description, original language
    Fire at Sea, known in Italian as Fuocoammare, is a 2016 Italian documentary written and directed by Gianfranco Rosi, filmed over nearly a year on the island of Lampedusa.
  • Infobox
    {{Film date|2016|2|13|[[66th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlinale]]|2016|2|18|Italy|df=yes}}
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2. Fire at Sea (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata P166: European Film Award for Best Documentary
    Wikidata P166 (award received): European Film Award for Best Documentary.
  • Wikidata P166: Golden Bear
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Golden Bear.
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