Lord of the Ants (2022)
Overview
Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, facing suspicion and censorship in the process.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,641,723.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 8.924 |
Directed By
Gianni Amelio
Crew
Gianni Amelio
Luan Amelio Ujkaj
Simona Paggi
Marta Maffucci
Nicola Piovani
Gianni Amelio
Edoardo Petti
Federico Fava
Valentina Monticelli
Emanuele Cicconi
Simone Gattoni
Beppe Caschetto
Malcom Pagani
Moreno Zani
Emanuele Chiari
Barbara Busso
Sonia Cilia
Alberto Bernardi
Mimmo Granata
Andrea Colaiacomo
Barbara Melega
Samankta Mura
Esmé Sciaroni
Edoardo Petti
Paolo Del Brocco
TOP CAST
Luigi Lo Cascio
Aldo Braibanti
Elio Germano
Ennio Scribani
Leonardo Maltese
Ettore Tagliaferri
Sara Serraiocco
Graziella
Anna Caterina Antonacci
Maddalena Tagliaferri
Rita Bosello
Susanna, madre di Aldo
Davide Vecchi
Riccardo Tagliaferri
Maria Caleffi
Carla
Roberto Infurna
Manrico
Alberto Cracco
Presidente della Corte
Luca Lazzareschi
Vanni
Elia Schilton
Avvocato della difesa
Giovanni Visentin
Caporedattore
Fabio Zulli
Silvio
Emma Bonino
(as special thanks to)
Mateo Zoni
(as special thanks to)
Ferruccio Braibanti
(as special thanks to)
Erminio Amelio
(as special thanks to)
Gina Rovere
Adua
Cristina Castellani
Suora
Alessandro Bressanello
Medico
Michele Alessio
Cuginetto
Giuseppe Alessio
Cuginetto
Andrea Gambetta
Zio
Ilaria Gelmi
Zia
Francesco Barilli
Padre
Georgette Ranucci
Signora della festa
Sebastian Gimelli Morosini
Fotografo
Ciro Cascina
Invitato
Chiara Valerio
Poetessa
Giuseppe Amelio
Capo dei manifestanti
Luca Lo Destro
Altro manifestante
Giacomo Tamburini
Postino
Natalya Florenskaya
Delegata russa
Alessio Cioni
Carabiniere
Santina Scalabrini
Donna alla veglia funebre
Giulia Sangiorgi
"Aida"
Francesco Degli Esposti
"Radames"
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