No Man Is an Island (2016)

Since the large waves of migration in summer 2015, many are ready to house and welcome the less fortunate people of this world. Long before that Doctor Bartolo took responsibility for Omar,... See full summary »

Director:

Tim De Keersmaecker

Writers:

Tim De Keersmaecker, Anna Luyten

5 nominations.

Storyline

Since the large waves of migration in summer 2015, many are ready to house and welcome the less fortunate people of this world. Long before that Doctor Bartolo took responsibility for Omar, an 18-year-old Tunisian who stranded on Lampedusa's coast. Dr Bartolo offers Omar a family, a home and a job as an interpreter in the local detention centre. Around the same time also Adam, a 16-year-old from Ghana, is taken in by a hotelkeeper, who gives him a job as the hotel's valet. Both boys have been lucky. Or haven't they? Because a future is more than a roof above your head. And good intentions don't suffice for true integration. We should at least listen to the boys themselves. Lampedusa: promised land or prison in the Mediterranean Sea? These 2 unique adoption stories reveal the search for freedom and happiness of both the Lampedusiani and the newcomers, and are a metaphor for the task that awaits the European continent.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

G

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Belgium

Language:

Italian Arabic Akan

Release Date:

1 May 2016 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Nikt nie jest samotną wyspą

Filming Locations:

Lampedusa, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cassette for Timescapes, Magellan Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 Stereo

Color:

Color