Libera Nos (film)

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Libera Nos
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Directed byFederica Di Giacomo
Written byFederica Di Giacomo
Release date
  • September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07)(Venice Film Festival)
CountryItaly/ France
LanguageItalian

Libera Nos (Italian : Liberami) is a 2016 Italian-French documentary film written and directed by Federica Di Giacomo. It won the Horizons competition at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. It depicts exorcisms of Sicilian Franciscan Father Cataldo Migliazzo. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Jay Weissberg (12 September 2016). "Film Review: 'Libera Nos'". Variety . Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. Sarah Ward (6 September 2016). "'Liberami': Venice Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 21 October 2016.