The Cardboard Village ( Il villaggio di cartone ) ( The Card board Village )

The Cardboard Village (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Original Title: Il villaggio di cartone
Alternate Title: The Card board Village
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Ermanno Olmi

Written By:
Ermanno Olmi

Actors:
Michael Lonsdale ..... Il vecchio prete
Rutger Hauer ..... Il sacrestano
Massimo De Francovich ..... Il medico
Alessandro Haber ..... Il graduato
Ibrahima Faye El Hadji ..... Il soccorritore
Irma Pino Viney ..... Magdha
Fatima Alì ..... Fatima
Samuels Leon Delroy ..... Il bardo
Fernando Chronda ..... Il cherubino
Souleymane Sow ..... L'avverso
Linda Keny ..... Madre
Blaise Aurelien Ngoungou Essoua ..... Padre
Heven Tewelde ..... Miriam
Rashidi Osaro Wamah ..... Il ragazzo testimone
Prosper Elijah Keny ..... Figlio

Synopsis:

An elderly priest is devastated when his church is deconsecrated, leaving him without a role in life. It is not long before a group of illegal immigrants find shelter in the "church" and give the priest a new role and set of responsibilities.

A frail priest (Michael Lonsdale) is traumatized when, with the collusion of the state and the sexton (Rutger Hauer), his church is closed. African refugees take shelter inside, erecting a cardboard village between the pews.

The story of an old priest who braves the police to give shelter to a group of African refugees is a mix of literal story-telling and Christian symbols.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 30 March, 2012.

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