Pure Unknown

Pure Unknown

93 mins | Documentary | April 20, 2023

The act of burial is a primal human ritual that delimits life from death. But what happens to the corpses of migrant persons drowned at sea, those “pure unknown” who have been denied the possibility of a better life? No one now seems to care about their right to a dignified death. No one except Dr. Cristina Cattaneo, who is bravely and determinedly fighting for their cause.

Pure Unknown

93 mins | Documentary | April 20, 2023

Pure Unknown
The act of burial is a primal human ritual that delimits life from death. But what happens to the corpses of migrant persons drowned at sea, those “pure unknown” who have been denied the possibility of a better life? No one now seems to care about their right to a dignified death. No one except Dr. Cristina Cattaneo, who is bravely and determinedly fighting for their cause.
Producers Jump Cut, Amka Films Productions, Sisyfos Film
Original title Sconosciuti puri
Directors Mattia Colombo, Valentina Cicogna
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