Film · Drama, History
Lord of the Ants (2022)
Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, facing suspicion and censorship in the process.
- Director
- Gianni Amelio
- Writers
- Edoardo Petti, Gianni Amelio, Federico Fava
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Release date
- September 8, 2022
- Original title
- Il signore delle formiche
Cast
Luigi Lo CascioAldo Braibanti
Elio GermanoEnnio Scribani
Leonardo MalteseEttore Tagliaferri
Sara SerraioccoGraziella
Anna Caterina AntonacciMaddalena Tagliaferri- Rita BoselloSusanna, madre di Aldo
- Davide VecchiRiccardo Tagliaferri
- Maria CaleffiCarla
- Roberto InfurnaManrico
Valerio BinascoPM
Alberto CraccoPresidente della Corte
Luca LazzareschiVanni
Elia SchiltonAvvocato della difesa
Giovanni VisentinCaporedattore
Fabio ZulliSilvio- Emma Bonino(as special thanks to)
- Mateo Zoni(as special thanks to)
- Ferruccio Braibanti(as special thanks to)
- Erminio Amelio(as special thanks to)
Gina RovereAdua
