Jihlava IDFF 2025

who arrive to a frosty reception in Siculiana after a perilous trip across the Mediterranean. The townsfolk have for centuries venerated a varnished oak statue of a black

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A black Jesus in a white town

PREJUDICE: In one Sicilian town, anti-migrant sentiment juxtaposes with its centuries-long worshipping of a statue depicting a black Jesus.
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