Italy / France / USA / Germany / Quatar,
2015, 107 min
Directed by:
Jonas CarpignanoScreenplay:
Jonas CarpignanoCinematography:
Wyatt GarfieldCast:
Koudous Seihon, Alassane Sy, Paolo Sciarretta, Francesco Papasergio, Pio Amato, Adam Gnegne, Mary Elizabeth Innocence, Zakaria Kbiri, Davide Schipilliti (more)Plots(1)
Ayiva and Abas are part of a group of immigrants who undergo a distressing journey across the sea from Africa to Italy. Ayiva uses sheer willpower to find his footing, while Abas first succumbs to resignation and then to hatred toward everything in the new land. The pair embody the two fundamental approaches to the situation facing immigrants from countries with completely different cultures after they arrive in Europe. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2016 - Alain Peyrollaz, Andrew Kortschak, Chris Columbus, Christoph Daniel, Gwyn Sannia, Jason Michael Berman, John Lesher, Jonas Carpignano, Jon Coplon, Justin Nappi, Marc Schmidheiny, Ryan Andrej Lough, Ryan Zacarias, Victor Shapiro (Best First Feature)
- 2016 - Koudous Seihon (Best Male Lead)
- 2016 - Jonas Carpignano (Best First Screenplay)