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In southern Italy, at the edge of the European Union, where African refugees are exploited as agricultural workers and forced to live in inhumane conditions, director Milo Rau creates a new kind of film between documentary and fiction. Together with political activist Yvan Sagnet, who plays Jesus, the film builds a contemporary Gospel inspired by the real struggle for migrants’ rights and the “Revolt of Dignity” movement.

In Matera, the iconic setting of biblical films by Pasolini and Mel Gibson, refugees, activists, farmers and professional actors reenact the Passion story in a contemporary political context, transforming the Christian myth into a manifesto about solidarity, freedom and social justice.

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Cinematography: Thomas Eirich-Schneider
Dramaturgy & Editing: Katja Dringenberg
Original Sound: Marco Teufen, Julian Joseph
Sound Editing: Guido Keller, Dieter Lengacher
Set Design & Costumes: Anton Lukas, Ottavia Castellotti
Music: Vinicio Capossela, Elia Rediger
Dramaturgy & Concept: Eva-Maria Bertschy
Dramaturgy & Assistant Director: Giacomo Bisordi
Producers: Arne Birkenstock, Olivier Zobrist, Sebastian Lemke
Narration and songs: Vinicio Capossela

Cast: Yvan Sagnet, Papa Latyr Faye, Samuel Jacobs, Yussif Bamba, Jeremiah Akhere Ogbeide, Mbaye Ndiaye, Kadir Alhaji Nasir, Ali Soumaila, Vito Castoro, Marie Antoinette Eyango, Anthony Nwachukwu, Mohammed Souleiman, Alexander Kwaku Marfo, Blessing Ayomonsuru, Marcello Fonte, Enrique Irazoqui, Maia Morgenstern

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Event in Italian, French and English, with translation into Romanian and English