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Aspromonte: Land of The Forgotten

Aspromonte: Land of The Forgotten

20196.31h 27m

Overview

At the end of the 1950s in Africo, a small village in the southern valley of Aspromonte, a woman dies in childbirth because a doctor fails to arrive on time. No road connects Africo with the other villages. In the wake of this tragedy, all of Africo’s citizens -including children - abandon their usual occupations and unite to build their own road. Giulia, the new schoolteacher, comes from the North with a mission to teach standard Italian to help bring cultural cohesion with Africo and the rest of Italy. But she will have to contend with the local mafioso Don Totó, who is determined to ensure this the town remains cut off, and thus, under his power.

Directed by Mimmo Calopresti
Written by Mimmo Calopresti, Monica Zapelli
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Top Cast

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Giulia

Francesco Colella

Francesco Colella

Peppe

Marcello Fonte

Marcello Fonte

Ciccio Italia

Marco Leonardi

Marco Leonardi

Cosimo

Sergio Rubini

Sergio Rubini

Don Totò

Elisabetta Gregoraci

Elisabetta Gregoraci

Maria

Romina Mondello

Romina Mondello

Cicca

C

Carlo Marrapodi

Massaro Salvatore

Francesco Grillo

Francesco Grillo

Andrea

Fabrizio Gifuni

Fabrizio Gifuni

About Aspromonte: Land of The Forgotten

Aspromonte: Land of The Forgotten is a drama film released in 2019. Directed by Mimmo Calopresti, it stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Francesco Colella, Marcello Fonte. At the end of the 1950s in Africo, a small village in the southern valley of Aspromonte, a woman dies in childbirth because a doctor fails to arrive on time. No road connects Africo with the other villages. In the wake of this tragedy, all of Africo’s citizens -including children - abandon their usual occupations and unite to build their own road. Giulia, the new schoolteacher, comes from the North with a mission to teach standard Italian to help bring cultural cohesion with Africo and the rest of Italy. But she will have to contend with the local mafioso Don Totó, who is determined to ensure this the town remains cut off, and thus, under his power.

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