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Lamerica (1994)

Lamerica (1994)

Drama
Release Date: 1994, September 9
Directors: Gianni Amelio
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Alia Film, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Arena Films, Arena Films, RAI, RAI, Vega Film, Vega Film, Canal+, Canal+
Cast: Enrico Lo Verso, Michele Placido, Vasjan Lami, Carmelo Di Mazzarelli, Elida Janushi, Sefer Pema, Idajet Sejdia, Marjeta Ljarja, Elida Ndreu, Ilir Ara, Liliana Subashi, Artan Marina

Overview:

In post-communist Albania, two Italian con artists establish a fictitious shoe factory to embezzle government funds. When their elderly Albanian figurehead disappears, the younger accomplice sets out to find him, embarking on a journey that confronts him with the country's poverty and troubled past.