Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so they designate Spiro, an impoverished and confused former political prisoner as chairman of the board. When Fiore returns to Italy to get government funds for the project, Spiro unexpectedly disappears and Gino sets out on a journey to find him. The search leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and witness Albanian poverty firsthand.
Cast
Enrico Lo Verso
Gino
Michele Placido
Fiore
Piro Milkani
Selimi
Carmelo Di Mazzarelli
Spiro
Elida Janushi
Selimi's Cousin
Sefer Pema
Labor Camp Warden
Idajet Sejdia
Dr. Kruja
Marjeta Ljarja
Factory Manager
Elida Ndreu
Nightclub Singer
Ilir Ara
Orphanage Guardian
Liliana Subashi
Hospital Doctor
Artan Marina
Ismail
Vasjan Lami
Roadblock Cop
Nikolin Elezi
Dying Boy
Fatmir Gjyla
Hotel Manager
Elona Hoti
Dancing Kid
Besim Kurti
Prison Officer
Esmeralda Ara
Girl teaching Italian
Luan Amelio Ujkaj
Kid
Crew
Gianni Amelio
Director, Screenplay, Story
Alessandro Sermoneta
Screenplay, Story, Second Assistant Director
Andrea Porporati
Screenplay, Story
Simona Paggi
Editor
Carlo Simeoni
Assistant Editor
Rossana Cingolani
Assistant Editor
Luca Bigazzi
Director of Photography
Marco Turco
First Assistant Director
Enzo Porcelli
Executive Producer
Mario Cecchi Gori
Producer
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Producer
Claudio Vecchio
Line Producer
Samanta Antonnicola
Line Producer
Massimo Costa
Line Producer
Giuseppe M. Gaudino
Production Design, Set Decoration
Enrico Maggi
Camera Operator
Gian Enrico Bianchi
Camera Operator
Alfonso Vicari
First Assistant Camera
Stefano Forcina
First Assistant Camera
Alessandro Abate
Second Assistant Camera
Cristina Francioni
Assistant Costume Designer
Claudia Tenaglia
Costume Design
Liliana Sotira
Costume Design
Maria Gerolama Sale
Makeup Artist
Esmé Sciaroni
Makeup Artist
Gloria Pescatore
Makeup Artist
Romano Donati
Makeup Artist
Benni Atria
Sound Editor
Stefano Chierchié
Assistant Sound Editor
Danilo Moroni
Sound Mixer
Alessandro Zanon
Sound
Angelo Amatulli
Boom Operator
Fernando Caso
Foley Artist
Alvaro Gramigna
Foley Artist
Luca Ricci
Special Effects Technician
Francesco Sabelli
Special Effects Technician
Salvatore Napoletano
Special Effects Technician
Franco Piersanti
Original Music Composer
Mario Rossetti
Set Decoration
Claudio Iannone
Still Photographer
Anita Borgiotti
Script Supervisor
Alessandro Dionisio
Script Supervisor
Sandro Fabbriani
Key Grip
Michele Pellegrini
Gaffer
Renato Fiè
Unit Manager
Patrizia Poggesi
Administration
Giovanna Emidi
Administration
Franco Fogagnolo
Administration
Bruno Memoli
Production Secretary
Nazzareno Ubertini
Production Secretary
Gianfranco Strazza
Production Secretary
