Lord of the Ants

Lord of the Ants

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.

Cast for Lord of the Ants...

Luigi Lo Cascio
Aldo Braibanti
Elio Germano
Ennio Scribani
Leonardo Maltese
Ettore Tagliaferri
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
Emma Bonino
(as special thanks to)
Mateo Zoni
(as special thanks to)
Ferruccio Braibanti
(as special thanks to)
Erminio Amelio
(as special thanks to)
Georgette Ranucci
Signora della festa
Ciro Cascina
Invitato
Giuseppe Amelio
Capo dei manifestanti
Luca Lo Destro
Altro manifestante
Natalya Florenskaya
Delegata russa
Alessio Cioni
Carabiniere
Santina Scalabrini
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