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.

Luigi Lo Cascio

Aldo Braibanti

Elio Germano

Ennio Scribani

Leonardo Maltese

Ettore Tagliaferri

Anna Caterina Antonacci

Maddalena Tagliaferri

Rita Bosello

Susanna, madre di Aldo

Davide Vecchi

Riccardo Tagliaferri

Alberto Cracco

Presidente della Corte

Elia Schilton

Avvocato della difesa

Giovanni Visentin

Caporedattore

Emma Bonino

(as special thanks to)

Mateo Zoni

(as special thanks to)

Ferruccio Braibanti

(as special thanks to)

Erminio Amelio

(as special thanks to)

Georgette Ranucci

Signora della festa

Ciro Cascina

Invitato

Giuseppe Amelio

Capo dei manifestanti

Luca Lo Destro

Altro manifestante

Natalya Florenskaya

Delegata russa

Alessio Cioni

Carabiniere

Santina Scalabrini

Donna alla veglia funebre

Nicola Piovani

Original Music Composer

Luan Amelio Ujkaj

Director of Photography

Marta Maffucci

Production Design

Malcom Pagani

Co-Producer

Moreno Zani

Co-Producer

Edoardo Petti

Screenplay

Gianni Amelio

Screenplay

Valentina Monticelli

Costume Design

Federico Fava

Screenplay

Emanuele Chiari

Camera Operator

Andrea Colaiacomo

Boom Operator

Barbara Busso

Production Director

Mimmo Granata

Sound Editor

Edoardo Petti

Co-Director

Sonia Cilia

General Manager

Alberto Bernardi

Sound Mixer

Samankta Mura

Hairstylist

Esmé Sciaroni

Makeup Artist

Paolo Del Brocco

Co-Producer

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