Là-bas: A Criminal Education ( Là-bas ) ( Là-bas: Educazione Criminale )

Là-bas: A Criminal Education (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Là-bas
Alternate Title: Là-bas: Educazione Criminale
Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Behind the scenes
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

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

Directed By:
Guido Lombardi

Written By:
Guido Lombardi

Actors:
Kader Alassane ..... Yssouf
Moussa Mone ..... Moses
Esther Elisha ..... Suad
Billi Serigne Faye ..... Germain
Alassane Doulougou ..... Idris
Fatima Traore ..... Asetù
Salvatore Ruocco ..... Il casertano
Marco De Notaris ..... Chirurgo

Synopsis:

Down there, in French "là-bas," for many Africans is simply a password for Europe, the place that has attracted so many of them in the past decades. One of those caught in web is Yusouf, a talented young artist promised a job by an uncle already established in Italy. Unable at first to find his uncle, Yusouf makes his way to Castel Volturno, about 18 miles from Naples and home to about 20,000 African immigrants, the vast majority clandestine. Discovering the various legal, semi-legal and outright illegal ways these people struggle on day-by-day, Yusouf also gets to witness the role of the Camorra, Naples' deadly version of the Mafia, in their use and exploitation. For his first film, Guido Lombardi relied heavily on Kader Alassane, the singer who plays Yusouf and served as Lombardi's guide into the shadowy world of Africans in Italy. Winner of a "Lion of the Future" award at the 2011 Venice Film Festival.

Finally, a refreshing look at the problems of illegal immigration in Italy that not only thinks outside the box but appears to be involved in the community it's spotlighting.

Castel Volturno is a coastal town 18 miles from Naples with a large African population and a problem with the Camorra. Artist Yssouf (Kader Alassane) is fresh off the plane from Africa, in search of an uncle who promised him a job and good money. Instead Yssouf only finds impoverished Africans struggling to make a living and maintain a sense of community.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 18 July, 2013.

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