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Lamerica 1994 Directed by Gianni Amelio

Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so they designate Spiro, an impoverished and confused former political prisoner as chairman of the board. When Fiore returns to Italy to get government funds for the project, Spiro unexpectedly disappears and Gino sets out on a journey to find him. The search leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and witness Albanian poverty firsthand.

Country Italy
Production Countries France , Italy
Language Italian
Spoken Languages Albanian , Italian
Release Date 9 September 1994
112 mins