Lord of the Ants backdrop

Lord of the Ants 2022 Directed by Gianni Amelio , Edoardo Petti Il signore delle formiche

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.

Country Italy
Production Country Italy
Language Italian
Spoken Languages Italian , Russian
Gneres Drama , History
Production Companies RAI Cinema , IBC MOvie , Kavac Film , Tenderstories
Revenue $1,641,723
Release Date 8 September 2022
134 mins
Cast
Luigi Lo Cascio Aldo Braibanti
Elio Germano Ennio Scribani
Leonardo Maltese Ettore Tagliaferri
Sara Serraiocco Graziella
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
Fabio Zulli Silvio
Emma Bonino (as special thanks to)
Mateo Zoni (as special thanks to)
Ferruccio Braibanti (as special thanks to)
Erminio Amelio (as special thanks to)
Michele Alessio Cuginetto
Georgette Ranucci Signora della festa
Ciro Cascina Invitato
Chiara Valerio Poetessa
Giuseppe Amelio Capo dei manifestanti
Luca Lo Destro Altro manifestante
Natalia Florenskaia Delegata russa
Alessio Cioni Carabiniere
Santina Scalabrini Donna alla veglia funebre