As if one of Wender's angels descended to observe as closely as possible, Rosi presents his observations without commentary or context.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 14, 2021

Rosi has given us a deceptively beautiful picture of a world of constant war.

| Jan 4, 2021

Rosi lets viewer to take in and think for themselves about the situation without judgment.

| Jul 17, 2020

A compelling if maddening attempt to drag a reality-온라인카지노추천-distracted film audience into the real world of this decade's "boat people."

| Jun 9, 2020

Fuocoammare is a decent movie with good intentions, but its runtime works against it in the end, making the viewer check out and not follow the story after about the halfway point.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 14, 2020

With exquisite cinematography and intimate scenes that would be at home in dramatic fiction, Fire At Sea gradually envelops the viewer in a microcosm of a global tragedy.

| Aug 13, 2019

An original and leftfield look at the Afro-Eurasian migrant crisis of recent years, Fire at Sea is, more than anything, a showcase for the extraordinary intelligence of its director, Gianfranco Rosi.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 1, 2019

Early on in Fire at Sea... [director] Gianfranco Rosi makes his position clear when it comes to portraying the drama of those who dare to cross the stretch of the Mediterranean that joins Africa with the island of Lampedusa. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 31, 2018

I actually liked how Rosi executes this, though -- it brings a fuller picture to the fore, showing that intersections are not always possible, or even necessary.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 5, 2018

Fire at Sea is a documentary that could change the world if the right people see it, and all intelligent and engaged viewers who experience it will not be left unchanged.

| Aug 28, 2018

The sea is as important as the island in this elemental film.

| Apr 26, 2018

The Dutch post-punk band the Ex titled one of their albums "History's What's Happening Now." I'm sure that's the same point [Director Gianfranco] Rosi intended to make, but something got lost in translation.

| Feb 14, 2018

Rosi instils "Fire at Sea" with a naturalist rhythm that echoes the ebb and flow of the tides, with their waves breaking over Lambedusa's minimally-lit shoreline.

| Dec 19, 2017

Italy's treatment of refugees shows that the country of pasta and pizza has more soul that our current administration here in the U.S.

| Original Score: B | Nov 12, 2017

The film raises more questions about collective coping than it answers, yet it's the deft contrast between these parallel blades of Rosi's double-edged sword that ultimately pierces.

| Nov 11, 2017

Despite the grim nature of its subject, Rosi's film is starkly beautiful.

| Sep 26, 2017

Eritrean-Italian filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi shot his fifth documentary, Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare), with such care that it often feels more like a narrative feature than a nonfiction film.

| Aug 18, 2017

Rosi celebrates the harsh beauty of the island in many long shots, as well as the humanity and patience of the islanders.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 4, 2017

Fire at Sea is a powerful, and beautifully shot, look at the migrant crisis-one that manages to subvert viewer expectations of what has become for many a familiar news subject.

| Jun 16, 2017

The ongoing crisis is mediated by technology, but those involved have the simplest of rituals and hopes, and the film's observational focus - stripped of narration and a score - builds into a compelling experience.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 21, 2017