Lamerica (1994)
In post-communist Albania, two Italian con artists establish a fictitious shoe factory to embezzle government funds. When their elderly Albanian figurehead disappears, the younger accomplice sets out to find him, embarking on a journey that confronts him with the country's poverty and troubled past.
- Released
- 1994-09-09
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gianni Amelio, Alessandro Sermoneta, Gianni Amelio, Andrea Porporati
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 67 votes
Cast
- Enrico Lo Verso as Gino
- Michele Placido as Fiore
- Piro Milkani as Selimi
- Carmelo Di Mazzarelli as Spiro
- Elida Janushi as Selimi's Cousin
- Sefer Pema as Labor Camp Warden
- Idajet Sejdia as Dr. Kruja
- Marjeta Ljarja as Factory Manager
- Elida Ndreu as Nightclub Singer
- Ilir Ara as Orphanage Guardian
- Liliana Subashi as Hospital Doctor
- Artan Marina as Ismail