Lord of the Ants
134 mins
Based 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.
Rita Bosello
Susanna, madre di Aldo
Davide Vecchi
Riccardo Tagliaferri
Maria Caleffi
Carla
Roberto Infurna
Manrico
Luca Lazzareschi
Vanni
Fabio Zulli
Silvio
Mateo Zoni
(as special thanks to)
Ferruccio Braibanti
(as special thanks to)
Erminio Amelio
(as special thanks to)
Cristina Castellani
Suora
Michele Alessio
Cuginetto
Giuseppe Alessio
Cuginetto
Ilaria Gelmi
Zia
Georgette Ranucci
Signora della festa
Sebastian Gimelli Morosini
Fotografo
Ciro Cascina
Invitato
Giuseppe Amelio
Capo dei manifestanti
Luca Lo Destro
Altro manifestante
Giacomo Tamburini
Postino
Alessio Cioni
Carabiniere
Santina Scalabrini
Donna alla veglia funebre
Francesco Degli Esposti
"Radames"
Marta Maffucci
Production Design
Malcom Pagani
Co-Producer
Simone Gattoni
Producer
Moreno Zani
Co-Producer
Beppe Caschetto
Producer
Edoardo Petti
Screenplay
Emanuele Cicconi
Sound
Valentina Monticelli
Costume Design
Emanuele Chiari
Camera Operator
Andrea Colaiacomo
Boom Operator
Barbara Busso
Production Director
Mimmo Granata
Sound Editor
Edoardo Petti
Co-Director
Sonia Cilia
General Manager
Barbara Melega
Casting
Alberto Bernardi
Sound Mixer
Samankta Mura
Hairstylist
Esmé Sciaroni
Makeup Artist