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Mediterranea (2015)
Ayiva recently left his home in Burkina Faso in search of a way to provide for his sister and his daughter. He takes advantage of his position in an illegal smuggling operation to get himself and his best friend Abas off of the continent. Ayiva adapts to life in Italy, but when tensions with the local community rise, things become increasingly dangerous. Determined to make his new situation work he attempts to weather the storm, but it has its costs.
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Ayiva recently left his home in Burkina Faso in search of a way to provide for his sister and his daughter. He takes advantage of his position in an illegal smuggling operation to get himself and his best friend Abas off of the continent. Ayiva adapts to life in Italy, but when tensions with the local community rise, things become increasingly dangerous. Determined to make his new situation work he attempts to weather the storm, but it has its costs.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Jonas Carpignano
In Theaters:11/20/2015
Box Office:$46,392
Runtime:107 minutes
Studio:Court 13 Pictures, DCM Pictures, Audax Films, End Cue, Good Films, Good Lap Production, Hyperion Media Group, Le Grisbi Productions, Nomadic Independence Pictures, Sunset Junction Entertainment, Treehouse Pictures, Maiden Voyage Pictures
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