Albanian teenager, Saimir, emigrates to Italy to start a new life with his father. His father tries to make a living transporting illegal immigrants. When this fails to make his father any money, he is drawn into an insidious prostitution ring. Saimir helps his father, but a love interest makes him question his life and future.
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Cast
14 people
Mishel Manoku
Saimir
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Lavinia Guglielman
Michela
Also in
Follow Your Heart
The Major Fisherman
Francesco Munzi
Cristiano Bortone
Serena Brugnolo
Xhevdet Ferri
Edmond
Also in
The Delegation
A Tale from the Past
Daniele Mazzocca
Dino Gentili
Anna Ferruzzo
Simona
Known for
Cado dalle nubi
Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story
Ilir Jacellari
Known for
The Champion
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare
Mishel Prela
Saimir
Antonio Obino
Known for
Maximum Velocity (V-Max)
Francesco Munzi Director · Dino Gentili Writer Serena Brugnolo Writer
Budget $1M · First release January 24, 2005 · Produced in Italy
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Budget
$1,000,000
Production
Orisa Produzioni
Production
Ministry of Culture (Italy)
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Albanian · Italian
Release dates
France · January 24, 2005
Angers European First Film Festival
Italy · April 29, 2005
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
September 13, 2005 · Buster Children's Film Festival
Germany
May 17, 2006 · TV premiere
Hungary
November 16, 2005 · TV premiere
Poland
May 9, 2006 · European Film Festival
Russia
March 24, 2006 · NICE Film Festival
Sweden
January 29, 2005 · Göteborg Film Festival.
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