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La Stella che non c'è

The Missing Star
L'étoile manquante

Italy / France / Switzerland, May 2006
FILM, Fiction, 110 min.

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directed by
Gianni Amelio
Written by
Gianni Amelio, Amelio Contarello
Status
In distribution

Vincenzo, 50, works in a steel mill near Naples. Mr. Chong and his team have come to purchase and dismantle the factory and transfer it to China. When Vincenzo refuses to explain the casting ladle to them – he considers it defective and responsible for the death of a worker – he is fired. When Vincenzo finally identifies the defect, the Chinese already left. Vincenzo heads to Shanghai, where Mr Chong explains to him that the machines have been sold to another factory. Vincenzo finds the young translator Liu Hua and together they travel through China in search of the machines.

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World Premiere
May 2006
Original Version
Italian, Chinese (french/english subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 110 min.
Production
Cattleya S.p.A., Achab Film Srl., Babe Sàrl., RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, Carac Film AG
Producer
Mario Cotone
directed by
Gianni Amelio
Written by
Gianni Amelio, Amelio Contarello
Editing
Simona Paggi
Music
Franco Piersanti
Location Sound Mix
Remo Ugolinelli
Production Design
Nello Giorgetti
Lighting Design
Sandro Saurini
Costumes
Cristina Francioni

Cast

Tai Ling
Xu Chinqing
Li De Xin
Wang Biao

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Lakeshore International LLC

Worldwide Distribution

Italy
O1 Distribution Distribution
Release date: tba
Switzerland
Frenetic Films Distribution
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