The main characters are a teenage Moldavian immigrant, Luminiţa, a loner who lives on stolen things, and Antonio, an old and dying man. Their struggle and poverty eventually lead to friendship and understanding.
In the directors' view, "Antonio and Luminiţa embody the crisis of contemporary society revealed in the media more and more often. They represent two societies that are different and therefore closed to each other, two different historical eras (the internal immigration in Italy in the 1950's, and the present immigration which leads to a new form of slavery and impoverishment) which bring them together despite their will."
The main character is played by the Italian actor Roberto Herlitzka. The script is written by Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio. The film is a co-production between Alessandro Borrelli and La Sarraz Pictures srl (www.lasarraz.com) and the Romanian company Elefant Film, founded by Alexandru Iordăchescu, Ruxandra Zenide and Dan Burlac. The budget is 800,000 euro. The producers will apply for an Eurimages grant.
The shooting is due to start 20 December 2010 in Torino, and will wrap after five or six weeks, Burlac told FNE. The premiere is set for 2011.
Production Information
La Sarraz Pictures
Corso Filippo Turati 13/a - 10128
Torino, Italy
Phone: +39 011 503598
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Elefant Film
123 Calea Moşilor street
Sector 2, Bucureşti, Romania
Contact - Dan Burlac: + 40 746 242635
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Credits
Director: Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio
Script: Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio
Cast: Roberto Herlitzka
