'Fire at Sea' sails into the tragedy of growing crisis

In "Fire at Sea," viewers are given a chance to get to know the people of Lampedusa, an Italian island of less than 8 square miles, which in the past was praised by TripAdvisor for having "the world's best beach" and was the location for the acclaimed 2002 film "Respiro...

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Published inThe Desert Sun
Main Author Ashton, Stephen
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palm Springs, Calif Gannett Co., Inc 11.01.2017
Subjects
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Middle East
Europe
Africa
Lampedusa
Tunisia
Mediterranean Sea
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Summary:In "Fire at Sea," viewers are given a chance to get to know the people of Lampedusa, an Italian island of less than 8 square miles, which in the past was praised by TripAdvisor for having "the world's best beach" and was the location for the acclaimed 2002 film "Respiro." The result is "Fire at Sea," which won the Golden Bear at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival.