Capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.
the vibe
Fire at Sea Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burndarkharrowinglayeredlight-touchbroadearnestcontemplativegritty
What it's about
pacing
tone
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Movie2016·114 min
Fire at Sea
Directed by Gianfranco Rosi
An Oscar-nominated documentary film directed by Gianfranco Rosi.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 78%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.6/10
248 ratings
About Fire at Sea
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Gritty
- Story Tags
- social injustice, isolation loneliness, survival of spirit, historical event, ecological nature, island, international, strangers forced together, everyman, outsider misfit, slow burn reveal, survival