After the India of Varanasi’s boatmen, the American desert of the dropouts, and the Mexico of the narco-assassin, Gianfranco Rosi has decided to tell the tale of a part of his own country, roaming and filming for over two years in a minivan on Rome’s giant ring road –the Grande Raccordo Anulare, or GRA- to discover the invisible worlds and possible futures harbored in this area of constant turmoil. Elusive characters and fleeting apparitions emerge from the background of this winding zone.

Direction: Gianfranco Rosi

Script: Nicolo Bassetti

Production: Marco Visalberghi, Carole Solive

Cinematography: Gianfranco Rosi

Editing: Jacopo Quadri

Production Design: Dario Zonta

Sound: Gianfranco Rosi

Original Title: SACRO GRA

Original Language: Italian

Subtitles: English

Film Production Countries: Italy, France

Biography of the Director/s
Gianfranco Rosi was born in Asmara Eritrea and has lived in Istanbul, New York, Rome and Los Angeles. After attending university in Italy in 1985 he moved to N.Y. where he graduated from New York University Film School.

He has produced, directed and photographed:

BELOW SEA LEVEL, which premiered in Venice 08 and won the ORIZZONTI DOC AWARD, the DOC.IT AWARD, the Grand Prix and the Prix Des Jeunes at Cinéma Du Réel 09, Best Film at ONE WORLD HUMAN RIGHT FILM FEST in Prague and BEST ITALIAN DOC 08/09 (Premio Casa Rossa) at BELLARIA Film Fest. It was also nominated at the 2009 European Film Academy Awards.

BOATMAN, shot in India, which was acclaimed by the International film circuit (SUNDANCE, LOCARNO, CINEMA DU REEL, TORONTO, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, HONG KONG, etc.) and won many awards.

He has also directed AFTERWORDS, which premièred at VENICE FILM FESTIVAL, as well as several Public Service Announcements, various industrial documentaries, and four short films (CAR WASH, CONEY ISLAND, ROOSEVELT ISLAND, VAUDEVILLE).

He has also worked as director of photography and cameraman on several documentaries including the award-winning FACE ADDICT, which premièred at Locarno Film Festival.

His previous film, EL SICARIO, produced by Arte, is the confession of a Juarez hit man.

His latest film SACRO GRA won the Golden Lion in Venice Film Festival 2013.

He is a guest lecturer at New York University Film School, SUPSI in Switzerland and the CCC in Mexico City.

As a film dubbing supervisor he has worked on the following films:
MEET JOE BLACK, CAST AWAY, VANILLA SKY, TRY TO CATCH ME, THE TERMINAL, MUNICH, BEOWULF, WAR OF THE WORLDS, LION FOR LAMBS, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III, VALKYRIE.

COMPLETE FILMOGRAPHY:

1985 Car Wash (short)
1985 Coney Island (short)
1986 Roosevelt Island (short)
1987 Vaudeville (short)
1993 Boatman (premiere Sundance film fest)
2001 Afterwords (premiere Venice film fest)
2008 Below Sea Level (premiere Venice film fest)
2010 The Sicario (premiere Vencie film fest)
2013 Sacro Gra (premiere Vencie film fest)

AWARDS:

SACRO GRA
GOLDEN LION AT VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 13

BELOW SEA LEVEL

VENICE 08: ORIZZONTI AWARD
VENICE 08: DOC.IT AWARD (best doc. of the festival)
VENICE 08: LANCIA AWARD (best film of the festival)
IDFA 09: BEST OF FESTIVALS
ITALIA FILM FEST: BEST ITALIAN DOC. 08
CINEMA DU REEL 08: GRAND PRIX
CINEMA DU REEL 08: PRIX DES JEUNES
ONE WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FEST
PRAGUE: GRAND PRIX
BELLARIA Fil

Awards Won
Golden little lion at Venice Film Festival 2013
Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival 2013
Silver Giraldillo at Sevilla Film Festival 2013
Best Film in Regional Competition@Zagrebdox 2014

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