The Aphid and the Ant

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The Aphid and the Ant (2021)

Directed by Mario Vitale

Drama · 1h 40m

Fatima is 16 years old and wears a veil. Her culture requires it, and her mother Amina imposes it on her. Born in Calabria to Muslim parents, the girl experiences all the conflicts and emotions typical of her age, but feels she is not like her peers: she is closed in her solitude, constantly out of place. Until one day the physical education teacher, Michele Scimone, suggests his students to sign up for the Sant'Antonio Marathon. For Fatima it is the first real opportunity to be seized. But for the teacher, a shy and depressed former runner, tormented by an unresolved past and a failed relationship with Anna, the veil that Fatima wears is a cause of prejudice.

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Cast

Giuseppe Fiorello Michele Scimone Valentina Lodovini Anna Alessio Praticò Nicola
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Cristina Parku Fatima Nadia Kibout Amina Anna Maria De Luca Concetta
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Ettore Signorelli Ettore Alessio De Lorenzi Roberto Pino Torcasio Bidello
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Antonio Vono Caruso

Crew

Director
Mario Vitale
Writer
Saverio Tavano, Josella Porto, Francesco Governà, Mario Vitale
Editor
Filippo Maria Montemurro

Details

Original title
L'afide e la formica
Release date
2021-11-04
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
Italy
Production
Indaco Film, LAGO Film