ARBERIA
synopsis
The film is based on the character of Aida, a woman born in the South of Italy, in a village inhabited by an ethnic minority, the Arbëreshë. Her rejection of traditions and the choice of living a different life from the one wanted by her father has taken her far from her village. Aida has never closed the open wound with her origins until she receives a call from her brother asking her to come back due to their father who is about to die.
original title: | Arberia |
country: | Italy |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Francesca Olivieri |
film run: | 80' |
release date: | IT 26/03/2019 |
screenplay: | Francesca Olivieri |
cast: | Caterina Misasi, Brixhilda Shqalsi, Carmelo Giordano, Anna Stratigò, Denise Sapia, Mario Scerbo, Fabio Pappacena, Antonio Andrisani |
cinematography by: | Mario Parruccini |
film editing: | Fabio Nunziata |
art director: | Federica Bologna |
costumes designer: | Giuseppe Ricciardi |
music: | Luigi Porto |
production: | Open Fields Productions |
backing: | SIAE (IT), BCC Mediocrati (IT), Echoes (IT), Lucana Film Commission (IT), Fondazione Calabria Film Commission (IT) |
distributor: | Lago Film |