Lord of the Ants

Lord of the Ants

2022 it 134 minutes

Rating: 7.2

Plot

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.

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Cast

Luigi Lo Cascio

Luigi Lo Cascio

Aldo Braibanti

Elio Germano

Elio Germano

Ennio Scribani

Leonardo Maltese

Leonardo Maltese

Ettore Tagliaferri

Sara Serraiocco

Sara Serraiocco

Graziella

Anna Caterina Antonacci

Anna Caterina Antonacci

Maddalena Tagliaferri

Rita Bosello

Rita Bosello

Susanna, madre di Aldo

Davide Vecchi

Davide Vecchi

Riccardo Tagliaferri

Maria Caleffi

Maria Caleffi

Carla

Roberto Infurna

Roberto Infurna

Manrico

Valerio Binasco

Valerio Binasco

PM

Alberto Cracco

Alberto Cracco

Presidente della Corte

Luca Lazzareschi

Luca Lazzareschi

Vanni

Elia Schilton

Elia Schilton

Avvocato della difesa

Giovanni Visentin

Giovanni Visentin

Caporedattore

Fabio Zulli

Fabio Zulli

Silvio

Emma Bonino

Emma Bonino

(as special thanks to)

Mateo Zoni

Mateo Zoni

(as special thanks to)

Ferruccio Braibanti

Ferruccio Braibanti

(as special thanks to)

Erminio Amelio

Erminio Amelio

(as special thanks to)

Gina Rovere

Gina Rovere

Adua

Cristina Castellani

Cristina Castellani

Suora

Alessandro Bressanello

Alessandro Bressanello

Medico

Michele Alessio

Michele Alessio

Cuginetto

Giuseppe Alessio

Giuseppe Alessio

Cuginetto

Andrea Gambetta

Andrea Gambetta

Zio

Ilaria Gelmi

Ilaria Gelmi

Zia

Francesco Barilli

Francesco Barilli

Padre

Georgette Ranucci

Georgette Ranucci

Signora della festa

Sebastian Gimelli Morosini

Sebastian Gimelli Morosini

Fotografo

Ciro Cascina

Ciro Cascina

Invitato

Chiara Valerio

Chiara Valerio

Poetessa

Giuseppe Amelio

Giuseppe Amelio

Capo dei manifestanti

Luca Lo Destro

Luca Lo Destro

Altro manifestante

Giacomo Tamburini

Giacomo Tamburini

Postino

Natalia Florenskaia

Natalia Florenskaia

Delegata russa

Alessio Cioni

Alessio Cioni

Carabiniere

Santina Scalabrini

Santina Scalabrini

Donna alla veglia funebre

Giulia Sangiorgi

Giulia Sangiorgi

"Aida"

Francesco Degli Esposti

Francesco Degli Esposti

"Radames"

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