Jury president Meryl Streep praises Gianfranco Rosi’s film on Mediterranean island of Lampedusa,where thousands of asylum seekers have arrivedFire at Sea, a harrowing documentary about Europe’s refugee crisis, or has clinched the Golden Bear top prize from a jury led by Meryl Streep at the Berlin film festival.
The film by Italian director Gianfranco Rosi offers an unflinching behold at life on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa,where thousands of asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East have arrived trying to reach the European Union over the final two decades. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com