Official Selection - Out of Competition
Lord of the Ants (Il Signore Delle Formiche)
Gianni Amelio
Artistic Collaborations
LGBTQIA+
Human Rights & Society
2022
134 min
Italy
Synopsis
A shameful trial
In 1964 Italian poet, playwright, director and myrmecologist (ant expert) Aldo Braibanti is accused by the family of his 23-year-old companion of “plagiarism of the mind”, a medieval concept they used to challenge homosexuality, which was not actually illegal. The family also kidnap Aldo and commit him to a psychiatric hospital. The case and subsequent trial of Braibanti are taken up by a committed journalist, who wants to get at the truth and fight against the outdate law and censorship from his own editor.
Cast/Avec
- Luigi Lo Cascio
- Elio Germano
- Sara Serraiocco
- Leonardo Maltese
- Anna Caterina Antonacci
Screenplay
- Gianni Amelio
- Edoardo Petti
- Federico Fava
Cinematographer
- Luan Amelio Ujkaj
Sound
- Emanuele Cicconi
- Alberto Bernardi
- Malcolm Carbonetti
- Andrea Colaiacomo
- Stefano Marino
Production
- Kavac Film
- IBC Movie
- Tenderstories
- Rai Cinema
Screenings
Date
Hour
Place
Language
Subtitles
Screening
Saturday 11 March 2023
18:30
Lieux :
Ciné Utopia
Audio :
Italian
Subtitles :
English
Screening :
Public Screening
Trailer and photos
Gianni Amelio
