Aspromonte: Land Of The Forgotten
Aspromonte: la terra degli ultimi
2019 • Films • Drama/1 h 37 mins
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In 1951 in Africo, a small village in the southern valley of Aspromonte, a woman dies in childbirth because a doctor fails to arrive on time. No road connects Africo with other villages. In the wake of this tragedy, all of Africos abandon their usual occupations and unite to build their own road. Giulia, the new school teacher, comes from the North with a mission to teach standard Italian to help bring cultural cohesion with Africo and the rest of Italy. But she will have to contend with local mafiosi Don Totó, who is determined to ensure this the town remains cut off, and thus, under his power.
Director
Mimmo Calopresti
Country
Italy
Language
Italian
Details
In 1951 in Africo, a small village in the southern valley of Aspromonte, a woman dies in childbirth because a doctor fails to arrive on time. No road connects Africo with other villages. In the wake of this tragedy, all of Africos abandon their usual occupations and unite to build their own road. Giulia, the new school teacher, comes from the North with a mission to teach standard Italian to help bring cultural cohesion with Africo and the rest of Italy. But she will have to contend with local mafiosi Don Totó, who is determined to ensure this the town remains cut off, and thus, under his power.
Director
Mimmo Calopresti
Country
Italy
Language
Italian
Accolades
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Best Actress
Golden Globes, Italy, 2020
Best Cinematography Nominee
Golden Globes, Italy, 2020
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Best Actress
Golden Globes, Italy, 2020
Best Cinematography Nominee
Golden Globes, Italy, 2020
Trivia
The lead actress of the film, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, is a multi award-winning Italian French actress and director, as well as the director of Palm d’Or Nominee, CFF 2023 “Forever Young”.
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Meet the Cast
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Director's Statement
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the realism of a poor, or rather a very poor world, and the epic nature of the battle they must fight to free themselves from their condition as beggar outcasts...
Mimmo Calopresti
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