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Fortuna

  • 2018
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
310
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Bruno Ganz and Kidist Siyum in Fortuna (2018)
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Fortuna, a 14-year-old Ethiopian girl, has had no news of her parents since arriving in Lampedusa, Italy. Together with other refugees, she is given shelter for the winter in a Swiss catholi... Read allFortuna, a 14-year-old Ethiopian girl, has had no news of her parents since arriving in Lampedusa, Italy. Together with other refugees, she is given shelter for the winter in a Swiss catholic hospice at an altitude of over 2000 meters. While they wait for their fate to be decided... Read allFortuna, a 14-year-old Ethiopian girl, has had no news of her parents since arriving in Lampedusa, Italy. Together with other refugees, she is given shelter for the winter in a Swiss catholic hospice at an altitude of over 2000 meters. While they wait for their fate to be decided by the Swiss authorities, Fortuna meets Kabir, a 26-year-old African refugee, and falls d... Read all

  • Director
    • Germinal Roaux
  • Writer
    • Germinal Roaux
  • Stars
    • Kidist Siyum
    • Bruno Ganz
    • Patrick d'Assumçao
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    310
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    • Director
      • Germinal Roaux
    • Writer
      • Germinal Roaux
    • Stars
      • Kidist Siyum
      • Bruno Ganz
      • Patrick d'Assumçao
    • 2User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Kidist Siyum
    Kidist Siyum
    • Fortuna
    • (as Kidist Siyum Beza)
    Bruno Ganz
    Bruno Ganz
    • Brother Jean
    Patrick d'Assumçao
    Patrick d'Assumçao
    • Mr. Blanchet
    Yoann Blanc
    Yoann Blanc
    • Brother Luc
    Stéphane Bissot
    • Barbara
    Assefa Zerihun Gudeta
    • Kabir
    Antonin Schopfer
    Antonin Schopfer
    • Gendarme
    Alexandra Suciu
    • Indira
    • Director
      • Germinal Roaux
    • Writer
      • Germinal Roaux
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    Sanctuary!

    Filmed in stark black and white, bald, austere , slow-moving , "Fortuna" reminds the viewer of Robert Bresson's first movies.

    Fortuna ,an Ethopian refugee is given shelter ,with other people ,in a monastery in the mountains ;is the right of asylum the old sanctuary of the Middle -Ages?

    People from various religions :the heroine is a true believer who puts her trust in Virgin Mary.She's pregnant by a young married muslim who already has his own family.Fortuna prays ceaselessly for her parents'return ;she is obsessed by water (after a long voyage by sea,she winds up in a bare land covered with snow ;she hints at the Biblical Deluge )

    The monks themselves (one of them played by highly talented Bruno Ganz ) have their moments of doubt: can we accept that the police violate our sacred place? Can this girl have an abortion? Is the Church always right? Is it infallible when they deal with good and bad?

    The ending is open although the last picture gives us a clue.
    • dbdumonteil
    • Dec 29, 2019
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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2018 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • Belgium
      • Ethiopia
    • Languages
      • French
      • Amharic
    • Also known as
      • Φορτούνα
    • Filming locations
      • Hospice du Simplon, Simplon, Valais, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • Vega Film
      • Need Productions
      • Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $96,548
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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