A Black Jesus
MovieTitle | A Black Jesus |
User score | 8 |
Release date | Oct 27, 2020 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Luca Lucchesi |
Production country | Germany |
Run time | 92 min. |
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.