Là-bas: A Criminal Education

2011 1h 40m IT

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 10

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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Castel Volturno, about thirty kilometers from Naples. It is September 18, 2008. A group of Camorra members burst into a tailor's shop run by African immigrants. They fire a hundred bullets indiscriminately, killing six young black men and seriously wounding another. Yussouf, a young immigrant, decided that same evening to settle the score with his uncle Moses. The man who convinced him to come to Italy. He had promised him a future as an honest craftsman but instead turned him into the cynical manager of a million-dollar cocaine ring. Entangled in their story are another African boy, Germain, who happened to be at the scene of the massacre; his girlfriend Asetù, who sings a Miriam Makeba song in public that same evening; and Suad, a prostitute whom Yussouf dreams of rescuing from her pimps.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kader Alassane
Yussouf
Esther Elisha
Suad
Moussa Mone
Moses
Billi Serigne Faye
Germain
Alassane Doulougou
Idris
Fatima Traore
Asetù
Salvatore Ruocco
Casertano
Marco Mario De Notaris
Chirurgo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guido Lombardi
Writers: Guido Lombardi, Guido Lombardi, Guido Lombardi
Languages: Italian, French, English
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, French, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guido Lombardi, shot by Francesca Amitrano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giordano Corapi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Giuseppe Leonetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kader Alassane and Esther Elisha and Moussa Mone carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2087864 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Guido Lombardi directs. Francesca Amitrano behind the camera. Giordano Corapi scores. Giuseppe Leonetti cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, French, English.

Trivia

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, French, English.
3Directed by Guido Lombardi, shot by Francesca Amitrano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Giordano Corapi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Giuseppe Leonetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kader Alassane and Esther Elisha and Moussa Mone carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2087864 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.