Un Confine di specchi
Over almost a hundred years, a large Sicilian community of fishermen, craftsmen and farmers came to settle in Tunisia, mainly at La Goulette. The film highlights the traces of a common history as found in the dialect and festivities, shared by Christians, Jews and Muslims alike. And the love stories that are still told today. Now things have moved in the other direction. Nearly 4 000 Tunisians have settled around Mazara del Vallo, a small port close to Trapani, and their living conditions in Sicily are reminiscent of the Sicilians’ in Tunisia. Most of the men are fishermen, and the families sometimes have not bothered to obtain official approvals. Yet, with the current trend of North-African immigration to a Europe that is closing its frontiers, their comings and goings between two close countries have taken on a different light. The focus of the film is on Hassid, Taufik, Ridha and the other Tunisians who make up the crew of the trawler Prometeo.
Né à Palerme en 1969, Stefano Savona a étudié l’archéologie. Dès 1999, il réalise des documentaires et des installations vidéo dont D-Day (2005). Son long métrage Carnets d’un combattant kurde (2006) reçoit le Prix international de la Scam à Cinéma du réel, tandis que Piombo fuso (2009) remporte le Prix Spécial du Jury Cinéastes du Présent à Locarno. En 2011, il co-réalise avec Alessia Porto et Ester Sparatore Palazzo delle Aquile, qui obtient le Grand Prix Cinéma du réel. Son dernier film, Tahrir, est sorti en salles en janvier 2012.
Maat Produzioni
Tipota Movie Company; Maat Produzioni
Marzia Mete
Carom Selasi
Stefano Savona