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Lord of the Ants: Directed by Gianni Amelio. With Luigi Lo Cascio, Elio Germano, Sara Serraiocco, Leonardo Maltese. Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti is jailed in 1968 under a law criminalizing grooming.
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- Gianni Amelio
- 2022-09-08
Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy,, Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely of age pupil and ...
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September 8, 2022. (2022-09-08) (Italy) Running time. 134 minutes. Language. Italian. Lord of the Ants (Italian: Il signore delle formiche, literally "The Lord of the Ants") is a 2022 Italian biographical drama film co-written and directed by Gianni Amelio. The film was entered into the main competition at the 79th Venice International Film ...
Inspired by real events that took place in Italy in the late 1960s, Gianni Amelio's powerful new drama recounts the trial of Aldo Braibanti, an intellectual whose relationship with a younger student caused a national scandal.
Drama | Based on a true story. 1960s. Gay & Lesbian. Synopsis. At the end of the sixties, a trial was held in Rome that caused a sensation. Playwright and poet Aldo Braibanti was sentenced to nine years’ prison, found guilty of plagio.
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Jul 27, 2022 · LORD OF THE ANTS. by Gianni Amelio. synopsis. A biopic of Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti, who was jailed in 1968 due to a Fascist-era anti-gay law. Braibanti was convicted after a complaint from his partner’s father, who later forced his son to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy in an ill-conceived attempt to rid ...
Sep 8, 2022 · Play Trailer. Overview. 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.