Lampedusa, a small island off Sicily has become the
destination savior for hundreds of thousands of African and Syrian refugees
piled like fish in smuggler boats that dangerously have diesel fuel flowing
onto decks that burns the flesh. But many arrive dead; those that don’t, fall
into the loving hands of the island’s key doctor and a team of rescuers who
boat out to these death boats carrying human cargo.
A young boy on the island is always aiming his self-made
slingshot at birds, or an imaginary machine gun at the port. He’s adorable, but
will he become an adult who trades his toys for the real thing?
The island has its own way of survival, which involves
fishing, religion, old Italian love song requests via radio and tight family
cohesion. Survival on the island requires being comfy with the sea as well.
The heartbreaking scenes of young men gasping for their last
breath as they are loaded onto a rescue boat tears at your guts. When will the
rest of the word accept these refugees? If Lampedusa can, why not every land
step up. As the film's good doctor says: “It’s our duty to help these people.”
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