original title:
Ils brûlent encore
italian title:
Essi bruciano ancora
directed by:
cast:
Lamine Bodian, Toni Capua, Girolamo Gallone, Caterina Pagano, Francesco Saverio Pagano, Natale Restuccia, Enzo Tropepe, Loredana Gurzì
screenplay:
Felice D'Agostino, Arturo Lavorato, Caterina Gueli, Lamine Bodian, Toni Capua, Alberto Conia, Maria Furfaro, Caterina Pagano, Natale Restuccia, Loredana Vardé
cinematography:
editing:
music:
Enzo Tropepe, Valentino Santagati, Turi e Iaia
production:
country:
Italy/France
year:
2017
film run:
90'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (14/11/2017)
festivals & awards:
In Italy, official history states that the country unification in 1861 was a victorious revolution in the name of progress and civilization. They still burn stands on the fringe of this narrative; rooted in a popular, underground memory, the film questions the country’s unification as a form of colonization, still in progress, of Southern Italy.