Aspromonte: Land of The Forgotten

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, Pietro Criaco

Genres

Drama

Released

November 21, 2019

Runtime

1h 27m

Status

Released

Original title

Aspromonte - La terra degli ultimi

Language

Italian

Countries

Italy

Studios

Italian International Film, Regione Calabria, RAI Cinema, Regione Lazio

Budget

$800,000

Box office

$274,858