A portrait of the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa and the humanitarian crisis occurring in the seas around it.
Samuele (12) lives on an island in the middle of the sea. He goes to school, loves shooting his slingshot and going hunting. He likes land games, even though everything around him speaks of the sea and the men, women and children who try to cross it to get to his island.
But his is not an island like the others, its name is Lampedusa and it is the most symbolic border of Europe, crossed by thousands of migrants in the last 20 years in search of freedom.
Since the early 2000s, Lampedusa, the European territory closest to Libya, has become a prime transit point for immigrants from Africa, the Middle East and Asia wanting to enter Europe.
The film portrays the history, culture and daily lives of the islanders and the events that surround them, focusing on Samuele, as he explores the land and attempts to gain mastery of the sea.
| CHANNEL |
BET (DStv 129) |
| PREMIERE |
12 November 2017 |
| TIMESLOT |
Sunday, 22h00 |
| REPEATS |
Monday 13 November at 23h45 |