Lamerica (1994)
Due faccendieri italiani, Fiore e Gino, comprano un calzaturificio statale in Albania. Trovano anche un "uomo di paglia" come socio locale, un povero vecchio con problemi mentali, Spiro. Quando questi si volatilizza, Gino lo cerca e lo trova, ma l'affare va a monte. Per tornare in Italia, Gino è costretto a imbarcarsi su una nave zeppa di disperati che vengono da noi, illusi di trovare "lamerica". Italiani cinici corruttori in un paese allo sfascio, un'odissea nell'inferno della miseria e nell'utopia di un vicino paese di bengodi.
Direttore:
Gianni Amelio
Scrittori:
Gianni Amelio, Andrea Porporati, Alessandro Sermoneta.
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Enrico Lo Verso as Gino |
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Michele Placido as Fiore |
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Piro Milkani as Selimi |
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Carmelo Di Mazzarelli as Spiro |
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Elida Janushi as Selimi's Cousin |
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Sefer Pema as Labor Camp Warden |
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Idajet Sejdia as Dr. Kruja |
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Marjeta Ljarja as Factory Manager |
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Elida Ndreu as Nightclub Singer |
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Ilir Ara as Orphanage Guardian |
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Liliana Subashi as Hospital Doctor |
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Artan Marina as Ismail |
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Vasjan Lami as Roadblock Cop |
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Nikolin Elezi as Dying Boy |
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Fatmir Gjyla as Hotel Manager |
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Elona Hoti as Dancing Kid |
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Besim Kurti as Prison Officer |
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Esmeralda Ara as Girl teaching Italian |
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Luan Amelio Ujkaj as Kid |
| Directing | Gianni Amelio | Director |
| Writing | Gianni Amelio | Screenplay |
| Writing | Andrea Porporati | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alessandro Sermoneta | Screenplay |
| Camera | Luca Bigazzi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Giuseppe M. Gaudino | Production Design |
| Production | Claudio Vecchio | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Pescatore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Gerolama Sale | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Franco Piersanti | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Anita Borgiotti | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Esmé Sciaroni | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Alfonso Vicari | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Angelo Amatulli | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Alessandro Abate | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Bruno Memoli | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Luca Ricci | Special Effects Technician |
| Production | Samanta Antonnicola | Line Producer |
| Production | Mario Cecchi Gori | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Romano Donati | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Marco Turco | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Gianfranco Strazza | Production Secretary |
| Production | Patrizia Poggesi | Administration |
| Production | Massimo Costa | Line Producer |
| Sound | Benni Atria | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Alessandro Sermoneta | Story |
| Writing | Gianni Amelio | Story |
| Production | Enzo Porcelli | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Claudio Iannone | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Alessandro Sermoneta | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Alvaro Gramigna | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liliana Sotira | Costume Design |
| Editing | Simona Paggi | Editor |
| Crew | Salvatore Napoletano | Special Effects Technician |
| Writing | Andrea Porporati | Story |
| Directing | Alessandro Dionisio | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Tenaglia | Costume Design |
| Sound | Alessandro Zanon | Sound |
| Editing | Rossana Cingolani | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Franco Fogagnolo | Administration |
| Sound | Fernando Caso | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Carlo Simeoni | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Renato Fiè | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristina Francioni | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Enrico Maggi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Stefano Forcina | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Mario Rossetti | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Michele Pellegrini | Gaffer |
| Production | Vittorio Cecchi Gori | Producer |
| Camera | Sandro Fabbriani | Key Grip |
| Crew | Francesco Sabelli | Special Effects Technician |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Stefano Chierchié | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Giovanna Emidi | Administration |
| Camera | Gian Enrico Bianchi | Camera Operator |
| Production | Nazzareno Ubertini | Production Secretary |
| Art | Giuseppe M. Gaudino | Set Decoration |