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Lamerica

★ 7.2/10•1994•1h 52m•Drama

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.

Gianni Amelio · Director

Gianni Amelio · Screenplay

Andrea Porporati · Screenplay

Alessandro Sermoneta · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 52m
LanguageIT
Release DateSep 9, 1994

Actors

Enrico Lo Verso

Enrico Lo Verso

Gino

Michele Placido

Michele Placido

Fiore

Piro Milkani

Piro Milkani

Selimi

Carmelo Di Mazzarelli

Carmelo Di Mazzarelli

Spiro

Elida Janushi

Elida Janushi

Selimi's Cousin

Sefer Pema

Labor Camp Warden

Idajet Sejdia

Dr. Kruja

Marjeta Ljarja

Marjeta Ljarja

Factory Manager

Elida Ndreu

Nightclub Singer

Ilir Ara

Orphanage Guardian

Liliana Subashi

Hospital Doctor

Artan Marina

Ismail

Vasjan Lami

Vasjan Lami

Roadblock Cop

Nikolin Elezi

Dying Boy

Fatmir Gjyla

Hotel Manager

Elona Hoti

Dancing Kid

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