Lamerica is an award-winning 1994 film directed by Gianni Amelio .
Plot
Gino (played by Enrico Lo Verso ) and Fiore (Michele Placido) are Italian racketeers who come to Albania just after the fall of the communists to set up a fictive firm and pocket the grants. They need a stooge and choose Spiro Tozaj/Michele Talarico (Carmelo Di Mazzarelli ), an old man in a prison, who turns out to be an Italian veteran from World War II. Easily confused and utterly impoverished, this elderly former political prisoner seems the perfect choice, until he unexpectedly disappears. Gino is assigned to find him, setting out a journey that leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and become intimately acquainted with the full extent of Albanian poverty. The two follow a group of Albanians who are headed for Italy in search for a better life. The Albanian exodus parallels that of Italians for the United States, which is where Spiro believes that they are heading.
Cast
- Enrico Lo Verso - Gino
- Michele Placido - Fiore
- Piro Milkani - Selimi
- Carmelo Di Mazzarelli - Spiro Tozaj (aka Michele Talarico)
- Elida Janushi -
- Sefer Pema -
- Idajet Sejdia -
- Marieta Ljarja -
- Elina Ndreu - Singer
- Ilir Ara -
- Liliana Subashi -
- Artan Marina - Ismail
- Vasjan Lami -
- Nikolin Elezi -
- Fatmir Gjyla -
- Elona Hoti -
- Besim Kurti - Interrogator
- Esmeralda Ara
- Luan Ujkai -
- Shkëlqim Daja -
- Dritan Alia -
- Elinor Cekliqi -
- Ferit Nutai -
- Klodian Rakai -
- Saimir Tila -
- Marian Tifozi -
- Gëzim Nutai -
- Altin Garupi -
- Gëzim Garupi -
- Ismail Kukaj -
- Nuredin Ujkaj -
- Julian Sands -
Awards
See also
External links
Last updated: 05-27-2005 12:39:38
