MAFIA & RED TOMATOES
(LA NOSTRA TERRA)
By Giulio Manfredonia
Friday, 22 April, 7pm
Sunday, 24 April, 9pm
GV Plaza
2014, 100 mins, Comedy
English subtitles
Rating: PG13 (some coarse language)
Planting tomatoes may seem safe enough, except when that activity is conducted on land confiscated from mafia bosses. The land is given to an agriculture co-op of young, idealistic and utterly inexperienced group of farmers. The co-op is boycotted daily by the local mafia so much so that the government’s Anti-Mafia Board sends Federico, a competent lawyer with no field experience. Federico is petrified at first by the gigantic task he faces, but he is inspired thanks to the courage and passion of the mismatched members of the co-op.
Based on the real-life work of the association “Libera” (Free), the film tackles these issues with a smile and redemptive joy.
Cast: Stefano Accorsi, Sergio Rubini, Maria Rosaria Russo, Iaia Forte, Nicola Rignanese, Giovanni Calcagno
Tickets are available at: www.gv.com.sg
