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Lord of the Ants

Lord of the Ants

20227.22h 14m

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.

Directed by Gianni Amelio
Written by Gianni Amelio, Edoardo Petti, Federico Fava
Produced by Simone Gattoni, Beppe Caschetto
Box Office0Revenue: $1.6M

Top Cast

Luigi Lo Cascio

Luigi Lo Cascio

Aldo Braibanti

Elio Germano

Elio Germano

Ennio Scribani

Leonardo Maltese

Leonardo Maltese

Ettore Tagliaferri

Sara Serraiocco

Sara Serraiocco

Graziella

Anna Caterina Antonacci

Anna Caterina Antonacci

Maddalena Tagliaferri

R

Rita Bosello

Susanna, madre di Aldo

D

Davide Vecchi

Riccardo Tagliaferri

M

Maria Caleffi

Carla

R

Roberto Infurna

Manrico

Valerio Binasco

Valerio Binasco

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Themes & Keywords

poetplaywrightlgbtcensorship1960sgay theme

About Lord of the Ants

Lord of the Ants is a drama, history film released in 2022 exploring themes of poet, playwright, lgbt, censorship, 1960s, gay theme. Directed by Gianni Amelio, it stars Luigi Lo Cascio, Elio Germano, Leonardo Maltese. 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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