Filmed with a documentary-like realism, Luzzu is an exceptionally mature and authentic debut drama about European poverty, tradition, and human dignity. Maltese-American director, producer, screenwriter, and editor Alex Camilleri set his film among a group of fishermen fighting for their future.
A luzzu is a traditional wooden boat used by Malta’s fishermen. Director, producer, screenwriter, and editor Alex Camilleri’s film of the same name looks at their lives with documentary-like realism. Many of them also have roles in the film. The main protagonist Jesmark Saliba has inherited his luzzu from his father. Fishermen outside the corporate environment who don't engage in unecological industrial fishing earn very little and face enormous social pressures. What is more, Jesmark has recently become a father and, in an effort to provide for his family, he becomes involved in illegal fishing. Luzzu explores the loss of traditions and the difficulties faced by Europe’s lower middle class living on the edge of poverty.
Pavel Sladký
95 min / Color, DCP
Director Alex Camilleri
/ Screenplay Alex Camilleri
/ Dir. of Photography Léo Lefèvre
/ Music Jon Natchez
/ Editor Alex Camilleri
/ Producer Rebecca Anastasi, Ramin Bahrani, Alex Camilleri, Oliver Mallia
/ Production Luzzu Ltd.
/ Coproduction Noruz Films, Pellikola, Maborosi Films
/ Cast Jesmark Scicluna, Michela Farrugia, David Scicluna
/ Sales Memento International
Alex Camilleri. Filmography: Elli and the Astronaut (2009, short), Still Here (2010, short doc.), Prickly Pear (2017, short), Luzzu (2021).
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Alex Camilleri
Associate Producer, Film Director, Film Editor
Jesmark Scicluna
Actor
David Scicluna
Actor
Michela Farrugia
Actress
Rebecca Anastasi
Producer
Oliver Mallia
Producer
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