Waalo Fendo - Where the Earth Freezes - 1997

Milan, like Paris or Stuttgart, and like many other European cities, is the theater of the drama of immigration. Demba reconstructs his story and that of his brother Yaro, both Senegalese immigrants in Italy, in a long and fragmentary flashback that begins with Yaro’s murder and recounts their departure from the village, arrival in Europe, the work they find selling lighters and picking tomatoes in the south of Italy: the stages every “non-EEC citizen” goes through in Italy.

65min
1997
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.6/10

About Waalo Fendo - Where the Earth Freezes

Waalo Fendo - Where the Earth Freezes Overview

Milan, like Paris or Stuttgart, and like many other European cities, is the theater of the drama of immigration. Demba reconstructs his story and that of his brother Yaro, both Senegalese immigrants in Italy, in a long and fragmentary flashback that begins with Yaro’s murder and recounts their departure from the village, arrival in Europe, the work they find selling lighters and picking tomatoes in the south of Italy: the stages every “non-EEC citizen” goes through in Italy.

Runtime: 65min

Extra details

Original Title: Waalo Fendo - Là où la terre gèle
Original Language: French
Directed By: Mohammed Soudani