The Aphid and the Ant

5.9

100m

2021

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.

Starring

Giuseppe Fiorello, Valentina Lodovini, Alessio Praticò, Cristina Parku, Nadia Kibout, Anna Maria De Luca, Ettore Signorelli, Alessio De Lorenzi, Pino Torcasio, Antonio Vono

Directed By

Mario Vitale