Italy / Sep 02, 2012 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
On 8 August 1991, an Albanian ship carrying 20,000 people reached the port of Bari. The ship was called the “Vlora”. Mooring was difficult, and some of the passengers jumped overboard to swim to land, while many others chanted “Italia, Italia”, making the victory sign. On 7 August 1991, the ship, returning from Cuba, the “Vlora” had arrived at the port of Durrës with 10,000 tons of sugar in its hold. Work on unloading the sugar was underway when an enormous throng of thousands of people suddenly assailed the ship, forcing the captain to head for Italy. The next morning, waiting for the “Vlora” was an incredulous and stunned city and an empty football stadium where the Albanians were held before being sent back home. Twenty-one years have passed since that day. Most of the people who boarded that ship were sent back to Albania, but the crossings continued and many of them had another go. Today, 4.5 million foreigners live in Italy.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La nave dolce |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | shqip, Italiano |
| Production countries | Albania, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Telenorba, Indigo Film, Arkivi Qendror Shtetëror i Filmit (AQSHF), Digitalb, Skandal Productions, Apulia Film Commission, RAI |
| Release date | 7 novembre 2012 |
| Production | Ilir Butka, Carlotta Calori, Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, Silvio Maselli |
| Writer | Daniele Vicari, Antonella Gaeta, Benni Atria |
| Editing | Benni Atria, Angelo Francavilla, Eliana Consoni, Francesco Di Stefano |
| Cinematography | Gherardo Gossi, Alberto Marchiori, Stefano Meloni |
| Assistant directors | Daniele Vicari |
| Lighting | Marcello Tallone |
| Camera operators | Alberto Marchiori, Stefano Meloni, Gherardo Gossi |
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Italy / Nov 07, 2012 / T
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