Exclusive: This is the first trailer for Venice Golden Lion contender Gianni Amelio, Lord of the Ali, inspired by the real-life story of persecuted gay left-wing intellectual Aldo Braivanti.
The poet, playwright, scholar and filmmaker who was part of the anti-fascist resistance movement during World War II was indicted in the late 1960s and sentenced to nine years in prison for fabrication charges. Later, he was brought to the crossroads of the Italian judiciary. about relationships with younger men.
He was the only person convicted in Italy of the crime of "plagio", which covers acts of "brainwashing" or "mind control" introduced into Italian criminal law in 1930 by Benito Mussolini's fascist government. Did. Only removed in 1981.
The conservative family of Braivanti's young lover leveled the "plagio" accusations against the academic and writer, saying his son had been brainwashed into the relationship.Brivanti's imprisonment was a cause for celebration at the time. did. Elio Germano plays a journalist covering a trial trying to uncover the truth of the case, encountering censorship and prejudice along the way. Award-winning actor Luigi Lo Casio plays a co-star as Brivanty. Anglo-Italian newcomer Leonardo Maltese plays a young man at the center of a trial who is kidnapped by his family and receives involuntary treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
The film's title comes from Braivanti's lifelong obsession with the kingdom of ants.
“More than half a century later, the case still has disturbing elements,” says Amelio. "A viewer might ask: 'How was that possible? There is such a thing as an Inquisition.
“We still experience it every day. In terms of content, not much has changed. generating contempt. This is not the time to submit to or condone all forms of abuse against unprotected individuals. This movie should awaken the courage to rebel. "
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