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LA BAS A CRIMINAL EDUCATION (LA BAS EDUCAZIONE CRIMINALE) (Past Film)
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Completed - ITALIAN, FRENCH - Drama - 100 minutes

Log Line

The criminal education of a young African boy who came to Italy with his best intentions. The set is the massacre of Castel Volturno (18th September 2008) where six black boys were killed by a Camorra's Kommando for no reason.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2011 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2011 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2012 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2012 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Guido LOMBARDI
Cast : Abdou Kader ALASSANE, Esther ELISHA, Moussa MONE

Producer(s) : Dario FORMISANO (Eskimo), Gaetano DI VAIO (Figli del Bronx), Gianluca CURTI (Minerva Pictures)

Synopsis

When a young African man immigrates to Italy to work with his"rich" uncle he finds himself penniless and alone in a foreign land with no way of finding his relative. He is taken in by otherAfrican immigrants who tell him the reality of the situation and he learns quickly that the only way he can try to make any money is by selling useless items in the streets. When he begins to get really discouraged he encounters some immigrant thugs who bring him to his uncle. His uncle takes him in and tries to encourage him to go down the right path but the realization that his uncle's success is based on illegal sales of athletic shoes makes him want to follow in his footsteps. One thing leads to another and soon the criminality of the immigrant condition becomes apparent and the outcome grim.

Production

Country(ies) : ITALY

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