original title:
Nour
directed by:
cast:
screenplay:
Monica Zapelli, Maurizio Zaccaro, Imma Vitelli, from the book "Lacrime di sale" by Pietro Bartolo and Lidia Tilotta
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
costume design:
music:
producer:
production:
Stemal Entertainment, Ipotesi Cinema, Rai Cinema, with the support of Sicilia Film Commission
distribution:
world sales:
country:
Italy
year:
2019
film run:
92'
format:
colour
release date:
10/08/2020
festivals & awards:
Nour is ten years old and she crossed the Mediterranean by herself to reach Europe. What is she doing on her own in Lampedusa, among the survivors of a shipwreck? Pietro Bartolo, the doctor on the island, takes care of her and, step by step, he tries to reconstruct not only the girl’s past, but also her present and a new future.
DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
I wondered how I could present Nour’s story with the proper respect. I came to the conclusion that nothing in this film could be recreated artificially. To be credible, Nour had to be halfway between true life, which Pietro Bartolo described in his book, and the narrated life which Sergio Castellitto portrays on the screen. Two ways to recount what is real and what is realistic, so that everyone can relate to a complex story, even if it is deeply rooted in the harshest, most uncomfortable, and controversial reality there is.