
Cinetrā

Cinetrā

Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so they designate Spiro, an impoverished and confused former political prisoner as chairman of the board. When Fiore returns to Italy to get government funds for the project, Spiro unexpectedly disappears and Gino sets out on a journey to find him. The search leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and witness Albanian poverty firsthand.
Cast: Enrico Lo Verso, Michele Placido, Piro Milkani, Carmelo Di Mazzarelli, Elida Janushi, Sefer Pema, Idajet Sejdia, Marjeta Ljarja, Elida Ndreu, Ilir Ara, Liliana Subashi, Artan Marina, Vasjan Lami, Nikolin Elezi, Fatmir Gjyla, Elona Hoti, Besim Kurti, Esmeralda Ara, Luan Amelio Ujkaj
Writers: Gianni Amelio (Screenplay), Andrea Porporati (Screenplay), Alessandro Sermoneta (Screenplay), Alessandro Sermoneta (Story), Gianni Amelio (Story), Andrea Porporati (Story)
Cinematographer: Luca Bigazzi
Production Designer: Giuseppe M. Gaudino
Editor: Simona Paggi
Sound Designer: Benni Atria, Alessandro Zanon
Composer: Franco Piersanti
Costume Designer: Liliana Sotira, Claudia Tenaglia
Direction team: Anita Borgiotti (Script Supervisor), Marco Turco (First Assistant Director), Alessandro Sermoneta (Second Assistant Director), Alessandro Dionisio (Script Supervisor)
Producers: Claudio Vecchio, Samanta Antonnicola, Mario Cecchi Gori
Production: Alia Film, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Arena Films, RAI