Lord of the Ants

September. 08,2022      
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Luigi Lo Cascio as  Aldo Braibanti
Elio Germano as  Ennio Scribani
Leonardo Maltese as  Ettore Tagliaferri
Sara Serraiocco as  Graziella
Anna Caterina Antonacci as  Maddalena Tagliaferri
Valerio Binasco as  PM
Alberto Cracco as  Presidente della Corte
Elia Schilton as  Avvocato della difesa
Giovanni Visentin as  Caporedattore
Emma Bonino as  (as special thanks to)

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Reviews

FeistyUpper
2022/09/08

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

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HeadlinesExotic
2022/09/09

Boring

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Doomtomylo
2022/09/10

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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Logan
2022/09/11

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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