Sisyfos Film Production

Every night nameless bodies land in Dr. Cristina Cattaneo’s autopsy room. She calls them Pure Unknown.

The Pure Unknown belong to the fringes of society. They are homeless, prostitutes, runaway teenagers. Lately, they have mostly been migrants, rejected by the Mediterranean Sea onto the shores of Italy. If all rights belong to the living, nothing is left to the dead. So what happens when the dead have lost their identity? In the face of this growing multitude, no one seems concerned about their right to dignity. No one but Cristina.

Cast & Crew

Director: Mattia Colombo & Valentina Cicogna
Writer: Mattia Colombo & Valentina Cicogna
Production: Jump Cut
Producers: Sebastiano Luca Insinga, Chiara Nicoletti
Co-Producers: Amel Soudani, Nicola Bernasconi, Mario Adamson
Director of Photography: Jacopo Loiodice
Editing: Valentina Cicogna

Production Details

Format: Documentary
Length: 93 min
Languages: Italian, English
Country of origin: Italy, Switzerland, Sweden

Additional info

Supported by:
Creative Europe MEDIA
MiC
Trentino Film Commission
Piemonte Doc Film Fund
Cultural Center Cantone Ticino
Eurimages

In co-production with:
Amka Films Productions
ROUGH CAT
Sisyfos Film Production

Premiere

Visions du Réel 2023

Festivals

Visions du Réel
HotDocs
Biografilm
Karlovy Vary IFF
DMZ DOCS

Prizes

Interreligious Award at Visions du Réel 2023
Audience Award at Biografilm