The epithet "fontanae" refers to Mrs M.A. Fontana Angioy, editor of the journal La Conchiglia.
The film La Conchiglia (1992) by the award-winning Somali filmmaker Abdulkadir Ahmed Said was also shot here, and features the town's local residents.
The movie was filmed in and features the local residents of Gondershe, a small town on the coast of southern Somalia.
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However, she also hears the voice of a little girl, Sophie, who recounts her short and troubled life in her small town, which once stood on a lush shore but has since been destroyed by an ecological catastrophe.
Location of the film La Conchiglia (1992) shot by the award-winning Somali director Abdulkadir Ahmed Said.