Montreal International Documentary Festival

fr
Box Office My Agenda

Search films, news, screening numbers and events by keywords

Panorama - Essentials

Pure Unknown Valentina Cicogna, Mattia Colombo

Pure Unknown asks urgent questions about the marginalized but more specifically about migrants who perish on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Co-directors Valentina Cicogna and Mattia Colombo follow the tireless and devoted work of the brilliant Italian forensic scientist Dr. Cristina Cattaneo with steady and patient observance, showing that the dead have rights and deserve dignity. The camera is cautious and respectful while capturing the unidentified bodies in the autopsy rooms. This cinematic oeuvre, shot in masterful vérité style, is sometimes so startling that reality could sadly pass for fiction. In time, the film peels back the layers of a complex situation to reveal a dysfunctional, apathetic system with one empathetic doctor fighting for those forever silent. (ME)

With the support of the Italian Institute of Culture in Montreal and in collaboration with Tënk

Pure Unknown

  • Country : Italy, Switzerland, Sweden
  • Year : 2023
  • V.O : Italian, English
  • Subtitles : English
  • Duration : 93 MIN
  • Cinematography : Jacopo Loiodice
  • Editing : Valentina Cicogna
  • Production : Sebastiano Luca Insinga
  • Production : Chiara Nicoletti
  • Music : Zeno Gabaglio
  • Music : Andrea Manzoni
  • Sound Design : Paolo Benvenuti
  • Sound Design : Simone Paolo Olivero
Filmography of Valentina Cicogna :

First film

Filmography of Mattia Colombo :

I want to sleep with you (2015)
The Pass (2016)
A Steady Job (2022)

Presented in same section

The Echo

by Tatiana Huezo

Youth (Spring)

by Wang Bing

Fauna

by Pau Faus

Apolonia, Apolonia

by Lea Glob

Newsletter

Discover the best in documentary, take part in our year-round activities, and make the most of your festival!

NEWSLETTER FORUM

Subscribe to Forum RIDM

Newsletter subscription

Discover the best in documentary, take part in our year-round activities, and make the most of your festival!

Newsletter subscription

Discover the best in documentary, take part in our year-round activities, and make the most of your festival!