Director Gianfranco Rosi did his own cinematography again, but used for the first time an ARRI Amira camera, which he said allowed him to shoot in dark environments: "Sometimes it looked like we had an incredible amount of light. Technology helped me a lot on this film. Being able to work with this tiny camera by myself was an incredible tool." [2016]
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi highly appreciated the movie, stating that he would carry with him 27 DVD copies of the film to a session of the European Council. Each one of the copies was given to a head of state or government of the European Union.
Director Gianfranco Rosi's filmmaking style is so unobtrusive that a year after he began interviewing him, Lampedusa's Dr. Bartolo asked when he was going to start shooting. Rosi told him that he had already submitted the film to the Berlin Film Festival.
Official submission of Italy for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.
The first documentary to ever win the top award (Golden Bear) at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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