tv Reporter Deutsche Welle November 11, 2019 7:45am-8:01am CET
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the few that gets unless. it is a project that combines art and politics in the european capital of culture in southern italy. top of the truth. the truth that with our goal that. the. today is the day of the big rally antony dons his apostle costume and cents all for the meeting point in my tatters old town several famous films about jesus have been shot here this one is special it depicts the life of jesus but will also be about a real life protest a march against the exploitation of refugees from africa supporters have come from the surrounding migrant reception centers and towns. with. the posters are almost ready and there's
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a relaxed atmosphere the political protest is also part of mido house film this is a real campaign for justice led by migrants playing jesus and his disciples. and that oh that was the. last good oh. oh it was clear. that. 7 it is a revolt of dignity the protesters are demanding family working conditions and for residency permits for refugees a life of dignity. that . some local farmers have come to support the campaign for the tomatoes red gold symbol. lies major corporations crushing them means calling for an end to
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exploitation. it's an easy message to understand. that. i. felt that if. this is going that was a hold. up in the middle east. in the midst. of this i think that i think that the public this was a big skill set and that's why you know we are going to get. the at. locals migrants and tourists muslims and
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christians all united against exploitation. but that you bought it it was very moving to dissipate in this demonstration. that was it was really powerful beautiful i've never seen such a sense of community by the beginning of that. generally migrants live a long way from the city borgo metz anonyma is one of the biggest camps in southern italy with 2000 people mainly men living here many of them are here illegally they are seasonal laborers working for a pittance they have to give some of the money they earn to the matthew antony arrived 2 years ago after his father was murdered by islamists. left just left of all you all nobody cares about you every. fighting for their own self
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so when i started walking. i started r.c. . i was also going to the feud sometimes. he no longer wants to work out in the fields he wants to escape his predicament. because her son car is just a few kilometers away. antony has come to visit her of a and i'm by and though they are muslim they too are playing apostles in millo house film now both from senegal and help set up this center for refugees 300 people can live here and the community has its own fields. of a also helps refugees to find employers who are above board and he puts people who do not have official documents in contact with lawyers. who are here for example. who.
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work for the web. is good to imagine. you know everybody's life because i've been so i don't want to live i don't see me as a good so to me i don't want to leave people people but i would leave it to make my decision. in the evening there is another rally at the castle. by evil and sign yet who plays jesus c. mean overpowers film is a famous campaigner for the rights of refugees he claims there matthew that. we have to say no to the corporals to the criminal middleman we have to say no to the mafia we have to say no to this system you know how hopes to contribute to
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political change with this film he's not interested in religion but in christ's radical message the fact that he campaigned for the oppressed and weakest in society. there can't be a good film about jesus which does not bring in reality jesus' message was really interesting since he was a social revolutionary and said that the last would be the 1st. i asked myself who the last word today and they are in these camps i mean these people on the margins of society who produced tomatoes for us so that's when i said it had to be about them he was a ski slope. back in montana and antony isn't shooting any scenes today so he's going to do some sightseeing and there's. also i've never been to my that eye before it so as this was it i brought me here both in my there at the dais kind of you see beautiful police to be. if a beautiful mountain. you think how is this. the house is.
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mine i like this area. antony got to know alexander through the film project alexander is from ghana and he was who plays an apostle and talk about the cultural differences between africa and europe you'll do it and you know miley ok i live a 1000 years a comic going to see if one book in africa even a 1000 years you can never make any decision on the fossil fuel that is through which you'll still be tied as long as new on that new theme from. you on that up in the. alexander has lived in italy for 12 years that. what our plan yes that's what i'm going to do is to treat my children i'm not so much a goody i showed in a will you with a different kind of perception of the society and a lot of stuff so without a spot of our mission of tribe that we do not drive or just because we want to.
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come here and i stay in ghettos or to one of the upper east side for my daughter or whatever i did this is how i am south you from some office i came here with intention by we can help us if it is to go to high schools because in my country if we are not risk money is going to have a sister a high school coach we're going to watch a resident when that i've yeah. i will continue my. studies. you know. i was on only. because i want and then i won't explode and i'll just go to india what i meant in india you got they were all meant to live. like. after their discussion antony starts thinking about his past when his father was murdered he decided to leave nigeria and impact on a perilous odyssey when i go to libya i was like
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12 or. more and. then after which we. both be the one who couldn't really be out was kidnapped by one side with me so we imprisoned and open whole empty what people so we spent it was there one very look at the. you dumb young guy was the war of course there was the whole of the. dice get so the security is nice but there's shooting a lot of people dead in this and if when if i pay you what i'm passing to a song for. by see. if they're so good. he was also beaten when he was in jail and still has visible scars.
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these scars are not real jesus is being prepared for the stations of the cross and the crucifixion. and sin is not needed on the show today so he's just watching a one. in the afternoon the crew goes up into the hills to film scenes that will represent gulgong on the outskirts of jerusalem both italian film director pierre paolo pasa leni and us director mel gibson shot films here you know how is using some actors who starred in these films. with. anthony spent 2 weeks working with the others on the sat it was an intense and time consuming process. what was it like for him. as
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a good experiences to defend before a friend religio. the film we often laugh undefendable it so it was like to we need to sit down. filming is almost done what's missing is the resurrection that what we shot in rome. the crucifixion scene is dramatic. maya morgan stanley who already played the role in mt gibson's the passion of christ is jesus's mother mary . antony does not know want to rex in his life will take now he doesn't have a job but he has an apartment he's out of the ghetto at last.
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