Madame Luna

original title:

Madame Luna

directed by:

screenplay:

Maurizio Braucci, Suha Arraf

cinematography:

Juan Sarmiento

editing:

Theis Schmidt

set design:

Brigitte Broch

costume design:

production:

Momento Film, Adomeit Film, Dugong Films, with the support of The Swedish Film Institute, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Eurimages, Fondazione Calabria Film Commission, Sicilia Film Commission

country:

Sweden/Denmark/Italy

year:

2023

format:

colour

status:

In post-production (08/10/2022)

Inspired by real life events, “Madame Luna” tells the story of an Eritrean refugee who is washed ashore in Libya and survives to become one of the most notorious human smugglers, with deep ties to the Sicilian Mafia. Now trapped in Italy and forced to experience the brutalising reality endured by the people she has exploited in the past, Madame Luna must try to find a way out before she is recognized and brought to justice. In the process she forms a powerful bond with a younger version of herself.