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Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
67 audience votes
Key crew
- Gianni AmelioDirector
- Gianni AmelioScreenplay
- Andrea PorporatiScreenplay
- Alessandro SermonetaScreenplay
- Franco PiersantiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Enrico Lo VersoGino
- Michele PlacidoFiore
- Piro MilkaniSelimi
- Carmelo Di MazzarelliSpiro
- Elida JanushiSelimi's Cousin
- Sefer PemaLabor Camp Warden
- Idajet SejdiaDr. Kruja
- Marjeta LjarjaFactory Manager
- Elida NdreuNightclub Singer
- Ilir AraOrphanage Guardian
- Liliana SubashiHospital Doctor
- Artan MarinaIsmail