The Aphid and the Ant (2021)

  • NR
  • 11/04/2021 (IT)
  • Drama
  • 1h 40m

Overview

Fatima is 16 years old and wears a veil. Her culture requires it, and her mother Amina imposes it on her. Born in Calabria to Muslim parents, the girl experiences all the conflicts and emotions typical of her age, but feels she is not like her peers: she is closed in her solitude, constantly out of place. Until one day the physical education teacher, Michele Scimone, suggests his students to sign up for the Sant'Antonio Marathon. For Fatima it is the first real opportunity to be seized. But for the teacher, a shy and depressed former runner, tormented by an unresolved past and a failed relationship with Anna, the veil that Fatima wears is a cause of prejudice.

Mario Vitale

Director, Writer

Saverio Tavano

Writer

Francesco Governà

Writer

Josella Porto

Writer

Cast

Giuseppe Fiorello's headshot

Giuseppe Fiorello

Michele Scimone
Valentina Lodovini's headshot

Valentina Lodovini

Anna
Alessio Praticò's headshot

Alessio Praticò

Nicola
Cristina Parku's headshot

Cristina Parku

Fatima
Nadia Kibout's headshot

Nadia Kibout

Amina
Anna Maria De Luca's headshot

Anna Maria De Luca

Concetta
Ettore Signorelli's headshot

Ettore Signorelli

Ettore
Alessio De Lorenzi's headshot

Alessio De Lorenzi

Roberto

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