Lord of the Ants
2022Based 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.
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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
Rita Bosello
as Susanna, madre di Aldo
Davide Vecchi
as Riccardo Tagliaferri
Maria Caleffi
as Carla
Roberto Infurna
as Manrico
Valerio Binasco
as PM
Alberto Cracco
as Presidente della Corte
Luca Lazzareschi
as Vanni
Elia Schilton
as Avvocato della difesa
Giovanni Visentin
as Caporedattore
Fabio Zulli
as Silvio
Emma Bonino
as (as special thanks to)
Mateo Zoni
as (as special thanks to)
Ferruccio Braibanti
as (as special thanks to)
Erminio Amelio
as (as special thanks to)
Gina Rovere
as Adua
Cristina Castellani
as Suora
Alessandro Bressanello
as Medico
Michele Alessio
as Cuginetto
Giuseppe Alessio
as Cuginetto
Andrea Gambetta
as Zio
Ilaria Gelmi
as Zia
Francesco Barilli
as Padre
Georgette Ranucci
as Signora della festa
Sebastian Gimelli Morosini
as Fotografo
Ciro Cascina
as Invitato
Chiara Valerio
as Poetessa
Giuseppe Amelio
as Capo dei manifestanti
Luca Lo Destro
as Altro manifestante
Giacomo Tamburini
as Postino
Natalya Florenskaya
as Delegata russa
Alessio Cioni
as Carabiniere
Santina Scalabrini
as Donna alla veglia funebre
Giulia Sangiorgi
as "Aida"
Francesco Degli Esposti
as "Radames"