Lamerica (1994)

Directed by

Gianni Amelio

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Italian con artists travel to post-communist Albania to set up a fake shoe factory and claim government funds. Their scheme unravels as they get caught up in the harsh realities of a struggling nation.

melancholicslow-burnbleakcontemplativegrittypoignantrealisticatmospheric

What happens

Lamerica is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio. It entered the competition at the 51st Venice International Film Festival, in which Amelio won the Golden Osella for Best Director. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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