Lamerica

Lamerica is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio. It entered the competition at the 51st Venice International Film Festival, in which Amelio won the Golden Osella for Best Director. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

They need a stooge and choose Spiro TozajMichele Tallarico Carmelo Di Mazzarelli, an old man in a prison, who turns out to be an Italian veteran from World War II. Easily confused and utterly impoverished, this elderly former political prisoner seems the perfect choice, until he unexpectedly disappears.Gino is assigned to find him, setting out on a journey that leads him to discover Spiros tragic personal history and become intimately acquainted with the full extent of Albanian poverty. Ginos car tires are stolen, while the fancy shoes he gave Spiro are also stolen by children. ........

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