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VELENO (POISON - THE LAND OF FIRES)
DISTR Theatrical, ITALY
Release date : Sep 14, 2017
 
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Completed - ITALIAN - Drama - 107 minutes

Log Line


Inspired by a true story, the film is a full immersion experience in the "Land of Fires", the largest illegal waste dump in Europe. It tells the bitter reality of a small village in Campania, where a farmer family lives the drama of a violated territory, contaminated by toxic waste and corruption.

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Diego OLIVARES
Writer(s) : Diego OLIVARES, Marcello OLIVIERI
Cast : Salvatore ESPOSITO, Luisa RANIERI, Massimiliano GALLO, Miriam CANDURRO, Gennaro DI COLANDREA, Marianna ROBUSTELLI, Nando PAONE

Producer(s) : Gianluca CURTI (MINERVA PICTURES GROUP), Gaetano DI VAIO (BRONX FILM), Nando MORMONE (TUNNEL PRODUZIONI), Rai CINEMA (Rai Cinema), Sky CINEMA (Sky Cinema), Film commission REGIONE CAMPANIA (FILM COMMISSION REGIONE CAMPANIA), Gesco GRUPPO DI IMPRESE SOCIALI (GESCO GRUPPO DI IMPRESE SOCIALI )

Synopsis

Inspired by a true story, the film is a full immersion experience in the "Land of Fires", the largest illegal waste dump in Europe. In a small village in Campania, a farmer family lives the drama of a violated territory, contaminated by 'poison' that cruel criminal organizations have spread in most of the area. They go through the pain of the disease of the head of their family, Cosimo, and the several conflicts caused by his illness.

Production

Country(ies) : ITALY

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Festivals and Awards

Busan IFF 2017 Flash Forward
Venice - Biennale 2017 (International Film Critics' week - Special event)


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