23 July, 2015 – The fifth round of “Nights of Italian cinema” will take place in Tirana on Wednesday, July 29 with ” Noi Credevamo “, 2010 film by Mario Martone. The screenplay, written by the director and Giancarlo De Cataldo, is loosely based on the novel by Anna Banti and on historical events. Presented at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival, the film is divided into four chapters (“Choices”, “Domenico”, “Angelo” and “Dawn of the nation”), and tells the story of three young Italians from the South: Salvatore, played by Luigi Pisani; Domenico, played by Luigi Lo Cascio; and Angelo, played by Valerio Binasco. The three, in 1828, chose to participate in the Republican political movement “Giovine Italia” founded by Giuseppe Mazzini. Following this decision, their lives take different paths and directions. Retracing the key events of the Italian Risorgimento, the work by Martone – also starring Francesca Inaudi, Andrea Bosca, and Edoardo Natoli – received seven David di Donatello and the Nastro d’Argento for Best Picture of 2010. The screening in Tirana is scheduled at 9pm at the Auditorium of the University of the Arts and was organized by the Italian Institute of Culture wth DocuTIFF, in collaboration with Cinecittà Luce, Adriapol, Eurolab, Aperol, Peroni, Mapo and Digitalb and sponsored by Albanian Ministry of Culture. The film will be preceded by the screening of Ajo Ditë by Zamir Kamberi. (Red)
