Lamerica

Directed by Gianni Amelio

Written by Gianni Amelio, Andrea Porporati, Alessandro Sermoneta, Alessandro Sermoneta, Gianni Amelio

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.

Cast

Enrico Lo Verso

Gino

Michele Placido

Fiore

Piro Milkani

Selimi

Carmelo Di Mazzarelli

Spiro

Elida Janushi

Selimi's Cousin

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Sefer Pema

Labor Camp Warden

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Idajet Sejdia

Dr. Kruja

Marjeta Ljarja

Factory Manager

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Elida Ndreu

Nightclub Singer

?

Ilir Ara

Orphanage Guardian

?

Liliana Subashi

Hospital Doctor

?

Artan Marina

Ismail