Lamerica

Lamerica

112 mins | Drama | Sept. 9, 1994

Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so they designate Spiro, an impoverished and confused former political prisoner as chairman of the board. When Fiore returns to Italy to get government funds for the project, Spiro unexpectedly disappears and Gino sets out on a journey to find him. The search leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and witness Albanian poverty firsthand.

Lamerica

112 mins | Drama | Sept. 9, 1994

Lamerica
Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so they designate Spiro, an impoverished and confused former political prisoner as chairman of the board. When Fiore returns to Italy to get government funds for the project, Spiro unexpectedly disappears and Gino sets out on a journey to find him. The search leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and witness Albanian poverty firsthand.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Canal+, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, RAI, Vega Film, Arena Films, Alia Film
Original title Lamerica
Directors Alessandro Dionisio, Anita Borgiotti, Alessandro Sermoneta, Marco Turco, Gianni Amelio
Writers Alessandro Sermoneta, Gianni Amelio, Andrea Porporati

Cast

Enrico Lo Verso

as Gino

Michele Placido

as Fiore

Piro Milkani

as Selimi

Elida Janushi

as Selimi's Cousin

Sefer Pema

as Labor Camp Warden

Idajet Sejdia

as Dr. Kruja

Marjeta Ljarja

as Factory Manager

Elida Ndreu

as Nightclub Singer

Ilir Ara

as Orphanage Guardian

Liliana Subashi

as Hospital Doctor

Artan Marina

as Ismail

Vasjan Lami

as Roadblock Cop

Nikolin Elezi

as Dying Boy

Fatmir Gjyla

as Hotel Manager

Elona Hoti

as Dancing Kid

Besim Kurti

as Prison Officer

Esmeralda Ara

as Girl teaching Italian