Aspromonte - La terra degli ultimi (2019)
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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Marcello Fonte, Francesco Colella, Marco Leonardi
In a remote 1951 mountain village, residents struggle to build a road linking them to the coast while facing neglect and local bullies.
The story
In 1951, Africo is a small village in the Aspromonte mountains where residents lack running water, electricity, a school and a local doctor. The community endures daily hardship and hopes to build a road connecting the village to the coast. Their efforts meet resistance from authorities and local bullies. The film also follows the stories of the inhabitants, a schoolteacher who has come from Como, and a prefect who promises improvements but fails to deliver them.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1951, in Africo, a small village perched on the Aspromonte mountains in the province of Reggio Calabria, basic services are lacking: running water, electricity, a school and a local doctor. Through the stories of the inhabitants, a schoolteacher who comes from Como, and the prefect who promises improvements but does not keep his promises, the film tells of the sacrifices and daily life of a community that survives one day at a time and wants to build a road connecting the village to the coast, struggling against the authorities and local bullies such as Don Totò.
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