Stories of dreamed lives, of journeys of hope in hostile deserts and stormy seas, of pain, abuse, violence, desperation, betrayal, blackmail and redemption. All this is Hawala, the documentary directed by Enis Mulè and Sabah Benziadi (born in Algeria), presented as a national preview with free entry on Monday 29 April 2024 at the Gaudium cinema in Palermo and Thursday 2 May 2024 with a screening at the Badia Grande multiplex in Sciacca (8.30 pm), Off event of the Sciacca Film Fest, with the artistic direction of Sino Accursio Caracappa. The documentary film collects the direct testimonies of some African migrants who landed on the Sicilian coasts. A long and complex preparatory work, that of the documentary, which goes straight to the heart of the stories, showing us, with a strong dose of emotional involvement, those voices and faces tormented by the memory of the departures.
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