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film profile] by the (theatre and film) director and writer Milo Rau, who, with the help of
Yvan Sagnet, a former farm worker and militant from Cameroon, creates a new gospel for the 21st century, a touching manifesto which is full of humanity for a fairer and more respectful world.
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Header pic: Workers who have been saved from labour exploitation and are currently working with NoCap, Sagnet s NGO. Pictures supplied courtesy of Yvan Sagnet and NoCap.
As a child growing up in Cameroon, Yvan Sagnet began dreaming about moving to Italy after becoming hooked on the Italia 90 FIFA World Cup. His dream came true when he won a scholarship to study engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin in 2008, but quickly turned into a nightmare when he failed an exam, lost his scholarship and, at a friend s suggestion, travelled to the south of the country to try to find work.
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Muddy roads, rusted cars, makeshift shelters and piles of garbage: The desolate images at the beginning of German director Milo Rau’s new film,Â
The New Gospel, show how farm workers live near the southern Italian city of Matera.
Most of them are African refugees. They have no residence permit and work for hours under the scorching sun or in the freezing cold for a pittance in the tomato fields and orange plantations. They are hired and supervised by Italian foremen, the “caporali.” The mafia controls the agricultural economy in the Matera region, there is no way around their contact men.