Two men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.
- Independent Spirit Awards – Nominated for Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, Best Male Lead
- National Board of Review – NBR Award for Best Directorial Debut, Top Five Foreign Language Film
- Istanbul Film Festival – Human Rights in Cinema Competition, FACE Award
- Black Reel Awards – Nominated for Outstanding Foreign Film
- Cannes Film Festival – Semaine de la Critique
- Munich Film Festival – Official Selection – One Future Prize – Honorable Mention
- Cairo International Film Festival – Official Selection – Best Film, Best Actor (Koudous Seihon)
- Stockholm Film Festival – Official Selection – Best Actor, Best first Film, Telia Film Award, Bronze Horse
- Zurich Film Festival – Official Selection – Special Mention for International Feature Film
- AFI Fest – Official Selection – New Auteurs (Audience Award)
- Gotham Awards – Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
- Hamptons International Film Festival – Official Selection – Nominated Golden Starfish Award
Jonas Carpignano spent his childhood between Rome and New York City. He began making films at Wesleyan University and after graduating continued working on film sets in Italy and the US. His work as a director has been shown around the world and has won awards at prestigious festivals including Cannes, Venice, and Sundance. His first feature film "Mediterranea" earned him the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards and was named the best directorial debut of 2015 by the National Board of Review. Jonas lives in Italy where he continues to work as a writer and director.
- A Chiara – 2021
- A Ciambra – 2017
- Mediterranea – 2016
- A Ciambra – 2014 – Short film
- A Chjàna – 2012 – Short film
- Bayou Black – 2011 – Short film
- Resurrection Man – 2010 – Short film
- La Casa d'Argento Bava – 2006
Koudous Seihon
Alassane Sy
Mary Elizabeth Innocent
Screenwriter: Jonas Carpignano
DOP: Wyatt Garfield
Editor: Nico Leunen, Affonso Gonçalves, Snabbel Chiraqoui
Production Design: Marco Ascanio Viarigi
Sound: Damien Tronchot
Producers: Jon Coplon, Gwyn Sannia, Jason Michael Berman, Chris Colombus, Christoph Daniel, Andrew Kortschak, John Lesher, Ryan Lough, Justin Nappi, Alain Peyrollaz, Marc Schmidheiny, Victor Shapiro, Ryan Zacarias
Co-producer: Andrea Gamboa
World Sales: Luxbox
