Project Detail

La Mia Italia

Synopsis

World War II, 1945 - While fighting on the battlefield in Albania, Sante, a young Italian partisan, is captured and imprisoned in the Maliq prison camp near the Devoll River.
The memory of his love for Elsa is what keeps him alive.

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 min 50 sec
Format
digital, 4k
Director
Jay Manari
Producer
Jay Manari
Editor
Jay Manari
Screenwriter
Jay Manari
Director of Photography
Cosmin Vlad
Production Designer
Monica di Stefano
Sound
Nikola Vukovic
Composer
Jonathan McKinney
Principal cast
Inna Bagoli, Sara Rizzano, Henry Thompson
Make up artist
Maria Maddalena Calabrese, Karen Iannucci
Hairstylist
Carmen Merletti
Transportation
Marco Manari
Credits Song
"Romanzo Epistolare" by Giulio Wilson

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

MiraBan Ltd

20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU

Sales Company

StreamAuteur Limited

3rd Floor
86-90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE

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