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Feature film — 2019

Aspromonte: Land of The Forgotten (2019)

6.31h 27mDrama

At the end of the 1950s 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 the other villages. In the wake of this tragedy, all of Africo’s citizens -including children - abandon their usual occupations and unite to build their own road. Giulia, the new schoolteacher, 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 the local mafioso Don Totó, who is determined to ensure this the town remains cut off, and thus, under his power.

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A high-signal pick with 65 votes.

Italian International Film / Regione Calabria / RAI Cinema / Regione Lazio

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Director: Mimmo Calopresti

On screen

Cast & crew

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Giulia

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Giulia

Francesco Colella as Peppe

Francesco Colella

Peppe

Marcello Fonte as Ciccio Italia

Marcello Fonte

Ciccio Italia

Marco Leonardi as Cosimo

Marco Leonardi

Cosimo

Sergio Rubini as Don Totò

Sergio Rubini

Don Totò

Elisabetta Gregoraci as Maria

Elisabetta Gregoraci

Maria

Romina Mondello as Cicca

Romina Mondello

Cicca

C

Carlo Marrapodi

Massaro Salvatore

Francesco Grillo as Andrea

Francesco Grillo

Andrea

Fabrizio Gifuni as

Fabrizio Gifuni

Fulvio Lucisano as Anziano ritornato ad Africo

Fulvio Lucisano

Anziano ritornato ad Africo