Completed - ITALIAN - Drama - 83 minutes
After serving time as a missionary Father Giuseppe is back to a small town near Naples. He will take the place of Don Antonio, whose battle against the illegal disposal of toxic wastes have earned him the respect of the community.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Vincenzo MARRA Writer(s) : Vincenzo MARRA Cast : Mimmo BORRELLI, Renato DEL GAUDIO, Giuseppe D'AMBROSIO, Autilia RANIERI Producer(s) : Luigi MUSINI (Cinemaundici), Olivia MUSINI (Cinemaundici)
GIUSEPPE, a forty-year-old priest from Campania is back from serving time as a missionary in Africa.He asks the bishop to be sent to a small town near Naples to replace Don Antonio, who has been called to Rome on his own merits. Don Antonio has been fighting a battle against pollution of the town, due to the illegal dumping of industrial waste in the infamous “Terra dei Fuochi”(land of fires), where the local Mafia dumps and burns waste in the open countryside. Giuseppe will step in his shoes, proving himself a worthy successor to Don Antonio.But trying to Help the small community,and fighting against all kind of injustice is a difficult and at times hopeless task.
Country(ies) : ITALY
BFI London FF 2017 JourneyBusan IFF 2017 World CinemaVentana Sur 2017 European CinemaVenice - Biennale 2017 (Venice Days)Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018