Amelio, Gianni, Janushi, Elida, Mazzarelli, Carmelo Di, Milkani, Piro, Placido, Michele, Verso, Enrico Lo	...	(Director)
Gianni Amelio, Andrea Porporati	...	(Writer)
Enrico Lo Verso	...	Gino
Michele Placido	...	Fiore
Piro Milkani	...	Selimi
Carmelo Di Mazzarelli	...	Spiro (alias Michele Talarico)
Elida Janushi	...	Selimi's Cousin
Sefer Pema	...	Prison Governor
Idajet Sejdia	...	Dr. Kruja
Marieta Ljarja	...	Factory's manager
Elina Ndreu	...	Singer in night club
Ilir Ara	...	Orphanage's guard
Liliana Subashi	...	Hospital's doctor
Artan Marina	...	Ismail
Vassjan Lammi	...	Cop at cafe
Nikolin Elezi	...	Man dying
Fatmir Gjyla	...	Innkeeper

Comments: DIT 134

Summary: Upstaging the neorealist masterworks of Rossellini and Bertolucci, Gianni Amelio’s Lamerica triumphs. A visually arresting tale of moral conflict and the journey that leads to atonement, Lamerica has been hailed by critics everywhere as one of the best films of this past decade. After nearly half a century of communist rule, a poverty stricken Albania falls subject to the invasion of two exploitive capitalists looking to prosper within the changing economy. As Albania’s people try desperately to flee destitution, Gino (Enrico Lo Verso) and Fiore arrive from Italy with plans to use a makeshift manufacturing plant to front their next scam. Forced to name an Albanian citizen as their company’s acting "chairman," Gino and Fiore turn to Spiro–a prisoner of war for over fifty years, Spiro emerges as the perfect pawn. However, when Spiro suddenly disappears, Gino finds himself on a journey that will ultimately reshape the integrity of his soul. Beautifully photographed in Cinemascope, Lamerica has garnered director Gianni Amelio (Stolen Children and Open Doors) with a record third consecutive Felix Award for Best European Film.