Film

The Aphid and the Ant

2021 · 1h 40m · Drama

Fatima is 16 years old and wears a veil. Her culture requires it, and her mother Amina imposes it on her. Born in Calabria to Muslim parents, the girl experiences all the conflicts and emotions typical of her age, but feels she is not like her peers: she is closed in her solitude, constantly out of place. Until one day the physical education teacher, Michele Scimone, suggests his students to sign up for the Sant'Antonio Marathon. For Fatima it is the first real opportunity to be seized. But for the teacher, a shy and depressed former runner, tormented by an unresolved past and a failed relationship with Anna, the veil that Fatima wears is a cause of prejudice.

Giuseppe Fiorello

Michele Scimone

Valentina Lodovini

Anna

Alessio Praticò

Nicola

Cristina Parku

Fatima

Nadia Kibout

Amina

Anna Maria De Luca

Concetta

Ettore Signorelli

Ettore

Alessio De Lorenzi

Roberto

Pino Torcasio

Bidello

Antonio Vono

Caruso

• Mario VitaleDirector · Writer
• Saverio TavanoWriter
• Francesco GovernàWriter
• Josella PortoWriter
• Filippo Maria MontemurroEditor

Release date

November 4, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama