Lampedusa

As the most southern island off the coast of Italy, Lampedusa is relatively close to Africa. This is where Zakaria got stranded - a Somali journalist who fled his country because of the war. He escaped that, but on Lampedusa he wrestles with fears and existential questions. Here he meets Giulia, an ageing woman facing a personal crisis on the same island. Together and separately, they try to get a grip on life. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)