Fire at Sea

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The 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000

Peter Bradshaw, Cath Clarke, Andrew Pulver and Catherine Shoard

13, Sep, 2019 @5:00 AM

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Making drama out of the refugee crisis
Films about Europe’s migrant crisis run the risk of being artful and exploitative. Now directors are seeking to redress the balance

Charlie Phillips

01, Apr, 2018 @7:00 AM

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Sea Sorrow review – Vanessa Redgrave's ungainly, heartfelt essay on the refugee crisis
The veteran actor and political activist has made her directorial debut with a film treading bravely where others might not – even if her inexperience behind the camera shows

Peter Bradshaw

17, May, 2017 @1:58 PM

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Oscar winners 2017: the full list
All the winners from the 89th Academy Awards

Guardian film

28, Feb, 2017 @7:15 AM

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It's my first time attending the Oscars – here's my wishlist for the night | Peter Bradshaw
Will La La Land clean up? Will the stars come out against Trump’s travel ban? And will Ryan Seacrest give a certain debonair British film critic the red carpet moment he deserves?

Peter Bradshaw

26, Feb, 2017 @1:00 PM

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The 50 best films of 2016 in the UK: No 5 Fire at Sea
As our countdown enters the final fortnight, Peter Bradshaw gives a nod to a documentary portrait of the wartime-like life of migrants to Lampedusa

Peter Bradshaw

12, Dec, 2016 @7:30 AM

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The 50 best films of 2016 in the US: No 6 Fire at Sea
As our countdown continues, Peter Bradshaw gives a nod to a documentary portrait of the wartime-like life of migrants to Lampedusa

Peter Bradshaw

09, Dec, 2016 @11:41 AM

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The best films of 2016 so far
As we approach the final months of 2016, it’s time to look back at the films our critics have so far rated the finest

Andrew Pulver and Alan Evans

28, Nov, 2016 @3:31 PM

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Paul Verhoeven and Pedro Almodóvar among record 85 foreign language Oscar entrants
Films from the Dutch and Spanish veterans included among the 85 submissions for next year’s award, with German comedy Toni Erdmann an early favourite

Catherine Shoard

12, Oct, 2016 @9:30 AM

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Fire at Sea review – from the migrant crisis, a gentle poetry
Europe’s migrant crisis is illuminated in this potent, prize-winning documentary set on the island of Lampedusa

Wendy Ide

12, Jun, 2016 @6:59 AM

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Why migrants will risk death to escape - Fire at Sea director Gianfranco Rosi
The Italian director’s documentary about life on the tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa has been acclaimed at the Berlin film festival and is a hotly-tipped Oscar favourite. How well does it capture the refugee experience? The Guardian’s migration correspondent meets him

Patrick Kingsley

09, Jun, 2016 @5:54 PM

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Fire at Sea review – masterly and moving look at the migrant crisis
In this masterly documentary, Gianfranco Rosi contrasts the lives of the desperate thousands landing on the shores of a Sicilian island with the everyday existence of the locals

Peter Bradshaw

09, Jun, 2016 @2:30 PM

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