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A Black Jesus

Documentary

2020, Movie, 1h 32min

In Siculiana, a small Sicilian town full of flaking facades, religiosity is lived out as a matter of course. And of course the figure of Jesus Christ worshipped here is black, and always has been. However, some people cannot get used to their dark-skinned neighbours in the refugee camp. The camera accompanies locals and stranded people along their paths, which often lead to the church, but not necessarily together, and draws a kind of map of the city in black-on-black contrasts.

Country: Germany

Director:

Luca Lucchesi

Critic Phil Hoad

rated

In his radiantly photographed documentary, Luca Lucchesi confronts the locals who revere a black Jesus icon yet are racist towards outsiders.

Read full review at The Guardian

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In the small Sicilian town of Siculiana, the community is divided when a young man from Ghana, living in a controversial refugee center, asks to carry the statue of the black Jesus in the annual procession alongside the locals. The film documents the lives of the townspeople and the refugees, showing how their paths intersect and diverge, and how the worship of the black Jesus is intertwined with their everyday lives. Through the lens of religion and tradition, the film exposes the tensions and contradictions that arise when different cultures and beliefs come together in a small, tight-knit community.

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