Terraferma is an Italian film directed by Emanuele Crialese and released in 2011. It takes place on Linosa, a 2.1 square mile island 27 miles north of Lampedusa, the island featured in my previous post.
It is a film is about choices: old vs new, sacrifice vs self-preservation, what is correct vs what is right. The story begins with an old fisherman, his grandson, and a friend fishing on a clear morning. They see a small boat filled with "clandestini" trying desperately to get their attention. As the men approach the vessel, some of the asylum seekers jump into the water. On Linosa, locals are charged with facilitating illegal immigration or human trafficking if they bring immigrants onto their boat. This policy forces fisherman to decide between the their own ancient laws of the sea or the Italian laws of the land.
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