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    • Two Italian racketeers come to Albania just after the fall of the communists to set up a fictive firm and pocket the grants.

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    Gino and Spiro follow a group of Albanians who are headed for Italy in search for a better life, first by truck and later by ship. Edit Storyline Two Italian racketeers come to Albania just after the fall of the communists to set up a fictive firm and pocket the grants. Personal trouble comes upon both when they separate, the old man almost losing his life in an incident where children almost asphyxiated him with smoke. Throughout our stay, personal GPS readings were in average m above the map heights. In this scene, we see him regaining his identity. They need a stooge.

    They need a stooge. They choose an old one in a jail: But the youngest italian, Gino, once alone with Spiro, encounter a few problems.

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    Far from his roots, loosing his identity in deep Albania, he begins to change This movie depicts a lesson of history before, during and after Mussolini, a transition between socialism and communism, poverty and early technology in the humanity's timeline. It's a beautiful compilation of both worlds, Italy and Albania, on social conditions, promise of a better future, business partnership, adaptation to a new world.

    Characters speak either Italian or Albanian or both.

    Spiro Tozaj, the Albanian name of a dual character, is a political prisoner - a true Italian World War II prisoner who admits he deserted to be with his family - lost track of time and events of the world. In his mind, he still has a boy, Giovanni, of years old, and a wife, Rosa.

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    Lamerica is a Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio. It entered the competition at the 51st Venice International Film Festival, in which Amelio won the. Lamerica Poster. Two Italian racketeers come to Albania just after the fall of the communists to set up a fictive firm and pocket the grants. They need a stooge.

    In reality, about 50 years have elapsed. Originally from Sicily, he ended up in an Albanian prison and eventually, a home for elderly people. The racketeers are erroneously recruiting him thinking he's an honest Albanian with no relatives, the perfect candidate for business, giving hope to local Albanians for an honest business of a shoes company, Alba Calzature, a money laundering business.

    Far from his roots, loosing his identity in deep Albania, he begins to change I just finished watching this film and it brought back to me memories of my life in Albania. I was lucky myself not to have gone through what most people go through during this film but I can identify with some of it.

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    A Pure Formality Landscape in the Mist Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Selimi Carmelo Di Mazzarelli Spiro alias Michele Talarico Elida Janushi Selimi's Cousin Sefer Pema Prison Governor Idajet Sejdia Factory's manager Elina Ndreu Singer in night club Ilir Ara Orphanage's guard Liliana Subashi Hospital's doctor Artan Marina Cop at cafe Nikolin Elezi Man dying Fatmir Gjyla Edit Storyline Two Italian racketeers come to Albania just after the fall of the communists to set up a fictive firm and pocket the grants.