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Produced by Taodue and Mediaset Premium, “Chiamatemi Francesco” (Call me Francis) looks at the path followed by Jorge Mario Bergoglio, particularly his life as a young Jesuit in Argentina during the dictatorship and Dirty War there before he became the Pope of the Catholic Church, called Francis, in 2013. The Argentinian actor Rodrigo de la …
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Ernesto Pagano‘s new documentary, “Napolislam”, was released in Italian cinemas on December 2nd. Originally scheduled for November 25th, the film’s release was changed by the distributors Uci Cinemas after the attacks in Paris. The director follows the daily life of ten Neapolitans who have converted to Islam – an unemployed person, a young girl in …
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His first film, “The Apaches”, was shown during the Directors’ Fortnight at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, now Thierry de Peretti is back in Corsica for his next film. Inspired by a true story, “A Violent Life” is about a man in exile in Paris who returns to Corsica for the funeral of a murdered …
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On November 21st the Algerian Minister of Culture, Azzedine Mihoubi, announced that shooting had begun for a feature film about Saint Augustine, a co-production with Tunisia. The film is being directed by Egyptian director Samir Seif. It will be “on cinema screens before the end of 2016”, said the Minister, who added that the project …
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The distributor Pretty Pictures has decided to postpone the release in France of Nicolas Boukhrief‘s latest film, “Made in France”, following the attacks in Paris on November 13th. Originally scheduled for November 18th, the film probably will not be released before January 2016. “Made in France” is about a Muslim journalist, played by Dimitri Storoge, …
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On October 29th Italian director Gianfranco Rosi, winner of the 2013 Golden Lion at Venice for “Sacro GRA”, presented the first sequences of his new documentary, “Oltre Lampedusa” (literally Beyond Lampedusa), during an evening celebrating 15 years of RAI Cinema. Produced by RAI Cinema, Luce Cinecittà and Arte France, the film “tells the stories of …
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David Lowery‘s new film “The Yellow Birds”, with American actress Jennifer Aniston, is currently filming in Morocco. Adapted from Kevin Powers‘ novel of the same name, the film is about two young soldiers, Bartle, 21, and Murph, 18, who meet at a training camp. They promise to look after each other, but the war will …
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