Lamerica

(1994)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 67 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1994

Runtime: 112 мин

Country: France, Italy

Director: Gianni Amelio

Cast: Enrico Lo Verso, Michele Placido, Piro Milkani, Carmelo Di Mazzarelli, Elida Janushi, Sefer Pema, Idajet Sejdia, Marjeta Larja, Elida Ndreu, Ilir Ara

Plot

Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so they designate Spiro, an impoverished and confused former political prisoner as chairman of the board. When Fiore returns to Italy to get government funds for the project, Spiro unexpectedly disappears and Gino sets out on a journey to find him. The search leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and witness Albanian poverty firsthand.