Terraferma

Terraferma
Director
Emanuele Crialese
Country
France, Italy
Year
2010
Genre
Drama, Fiction
Scriptwriters
Emanuele Crialese / Vittorio Moroni
Cast
Filippo Pucillo / Donatella Finocchiaro / Mimmo Cuticchio / Beppe Fiorello / Martina Codecasa
Production
Babe Films (FR) / Cattleya (IT)
http://www.bellisima-films.com

Storyline

A tight-knit family living on the island of Linosa, south of Sicily, find their ties stretched to the limit when a group of illegal immigrants from Africa appears in their community. Used to making their living from the ocean, the world is now encroaching in the form of tourism and the illegals forcing each member of the family to make choices.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Venice Film Festival 2011
Official Competition
Jury Special Prize
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2012
Horizons

Releases

Denmark (10 of May 2012)
France (14 of March 2012)