The New York TimesSagnet, who was knighted in 2016 by the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, for his work with migrants, is Jesus. Other advocates for migrants’ rights — also black Africans living in Italy — were chosen to play the apostles, along with one Italian who is active in a small farmer’s rights group. Sagnet, a former migrant seasonal worker, was knighted in 2016 by the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, for his work with migrants. Sagnet said the campaign aimed to create a bottom-up network that would fight for migrants’ rights in Italy and beyond: “The film is the beginning, not the end. For years now, tens of thousands of migrants have crossed the Mediterranean from Africa in search of a better life.

Source: bd News24 November 16, 2019 11:48 UTC