Year 2015 Theatrical Release 2015 11 20 Video Release 2016 03 29 Studio IFC Films Genre Drama MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 107 Animated Live Action Full Synopsis This remarkably timely, eye opening film charts the death defying struggle of African migrants as they risk everything to start a new life in Europe. Ayiva first time actor Koudous Seihon in a revelatory performance and Abas Alassane Sy are close friends from Burkina Faso determined to make it to Italy in order to find work and provide for their families back home. But even after surviving the harrowing journey desert bandits, a treacherous sea voyage, arrest nothing can prepare the two men for the hostility and violence that awaits them. A gripping tale of survival told with vivid realism, Mediterranea immerses viewers in the heart of a humanitarian crisis that for far too many is a lived reality. Director Jonas Carpignano Cast Jonas Carpignano; Koudous Seihon; Alassane Sy; Annalisa Pagano; Sinka Bourehima