Erasmus à Gaza

Riccardo, an Italian final-year medical student, is going on Erasmus. The destination : Gaza, a war zone. His friends are shocked. However, it is important to him as he wants to become a war surgeon and is writing his thesis on explosive bullet wounds. Entering Gaza is not easy, he needs permission from three different authorities : the Israeli army, the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas.
Upon arrival at the Islamic University, he is welcomed by the chancellor and interviewed by the local and international media. Riccardo starts to feel the pressure : his experience will determine the success of the exchange programme. The imminence of war doesn’t help and he starts suffering panic attacks.
This improves as Riccardo makes friends with some young Palestinians, who advise him how to handle his anxiety. But when war is rekindled, Riccardo has to make many difficult choices. In crossing the border between Israel and the Strip, Riccardo also crossed the boundary between adolescence and adulthood, a journey of personal struggle that will test whether or not he truly has the strength to pursue his dreams.

Erasmus a Gaza presenta el salt a la vida adulta de Riccardo, un estudiant de medicina que serà la primera persona en fer un intercanvi Erasmus a la ciutat de Gaza. Lluny de la gent que estima i del seu dia a dia a Itàlia, el Riccardo serà catapultat als seminaris de la Universitat Islàmica i a les sales d’un hospital en zona de guerra, per verificar la seva vocació com a cirurgià al mateix temps que viu una experiència reveladora. En creuar la frontera entre Israel i la Franja de Gaza, la presó més gran del món a l'aire lliure, el Riccardo també creuarà la frontera entre la infància i l'edat adulta en un viatge d'aprenentatge i creixement personal.