Luzzu
Directed by Alex Camilleri
A hardworking Maltese fisherman, Jesmark is faced with an agonizing choice. He can repair his leaky luzzu – a traditional, multicolored wooden fishing boat – in the hopes of eking out a meager living at sea for his wife and newborn son, just as his father and grandfather did before him. Or he can decommission it in exchange for an EU payout and cast his lot with a sinister black-market operation that is decimating the Mediterranean fish population and the livelihoods of the local families who depend on it. Luzzu won a Sundance Jury Prize for its nonprofessional lead actor Jesmark Scicluna, a real-life Maltese fisherman, and heralds the arrival of writer-director-editor Alex Camilleri. His gripping film operates in the neorealist tradition of Luchino Visconti, Roberto Rosselini, and the Dardenne brothers and calls to mind the socially engaged cinema of Ken Loach and the film’s producer Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, The White Tiger).
Reviews More Reviews
“A neorealist telling in the tradition of the Dardenne brothers.”
“Cinematic magic. Stunning newcomer Jesmark Scicluna… will remind you of Daniel Day-Lewis.”
“An affecting neorealist drama… indebted to the stripped-bare postwar Italian cinema of Visconti and Rosselini… but Luzzu’s brawny, sun-broiled shoulders can sustain the weight of its influences.”
“A moving tale of real-world strife... part observational drama, part social thriller.”
“A ravishing portrait of tradition in transition… teems with old-world beauty.”
“The kind of film Roberto Rossellini would have made if he were still alive today.”
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Technical Info
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Color: Color
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a/perture cinema | Winston Salem | NC | 1635480000October 29 - November 19, 2021 |
ACME Screening Room | Lambertville | NJ | 1636693200November 12 - December 10, 2021 |
Alexander Valley Film Society | Cloverdale | CA | 1637211600November 18 - December 3, 2021 |
All Saints Cinema / Tallahassee Film Society | Tallahassee | FL | 1636693200November 12, 2021 - January 14, 2022 |
Amherst Cinema | Amherst | MA | 1637298000November 19 - December 17, 2021 |
Belcourt Theatre | Nashville | TN | 1642568400January 19 - January 21, 2022 |
Bijou Theatre | Lincoln City | OR | 1642136400January 14 - April 25, 2022 |
Bozeman Film Society | Bozeman | MT | 1636693200November 12 - December 10, 2021 |
Brattle Theatre | Cambridge | MA | 1637902800November 26 - December 1, 2021 |
Carbon Arc Cinema | Halifax | NS | 1636084800November 5 - November 26, 2021 |
Chelsea Theater | Chapel Hill | NC | 1636693200November 12 - December 3, 2021 |
Cinema Art Bethesda | Bethesda | MD | 1638507600December 3 - December 20, 2021 |
Crandell Theatre | Chatham | NY | 1634961600October 23 - October 24, 2021 |
Dairy Arts Center | Boulder | CO | 1638334800December 1 - December 6, 2021 |
Denver Film / Sie FilmCenter | Denver | CO | 1637902800November 26 - December 24, 2021 |
Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit | MI | 1642136400January 14 - January 17, 2022 |
Digital Gym Cinema | San Diego | CA | 1636693200November 12, 2021 - January 14, 2022 |
Gold Coast Film | Great Neck | NY | 1639717200December 17, 2021 - February 18, 2022 |
Grail Moviehouse | Asheville | NC | 1639112400December 10, 2021 - January 7, 2022 |
Grand Cinema | Tacoma | WA | 1641877200January 11 - January 12, 2022 |
Grand Illusion Cinema | Seattle | WA | 1636693200November 12 - December 10, 2021 |
Gray Duck Theater & Coffeehouse | Rochester | MN | 1636693200November 12 - November 26, 2021 |
Guild Cinema | Albuquerque | NM | 1637902800November 26 - November 30, 2021 |
Jarvis Conservatory | Napa | CA | 1634961600October 23 - October 24, 2021 |
Laemmle Theatres | Los Angeles | CA | 1634875200October 22 - December 9, 2021 |
Lake Worth Playhouse | Lake Worth | FL | 1637902800November 26 - December 2, 2021 |
Lascaux Micro Theater | Buckhannon | WV | 1638507600December 3 - December 31, 2021 |
Lighthouse International Film Society | Long Beach Island | NJ | 1634097600October 13 - October 14, 2021 |
Little Art Cinema | Rockport | MA | 1636084800November 5 - November 26, 2021 |
Martha's Vineyard Film Society | Vineyard Haven | MA | 1639717200December 17, 2021 - January 14, 2022 |
Mayfair Theatre | Ottawa | ON | 1636693200November 12 - December 10, 2021 |
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Houston | TX | 1634875200October 22 - October 23, 2021 |
Nantucket Dreamland | Nantucket | MA | 1639544400December 15 - December 16, 2021 |
New Plaza Cinema | New York | NY | 1636693200November 12, 2021 - January 14, 2022 |
Orinda Theatre | Orinda | CA | 1634270400October 15 - October 29, 2021 |
Park City Film | Park City | UT | 1638507600December 3 - December 17, 2021 |
Philadelphia Film Society | Philadelphia | PA | 1636084800November 5 - December 3, 2021 |
Quad Cinema | New York | NY | 1634270400October 15 - November 12, 2021 |
Railroad Square Cinema | Waterville | ME | 1643432400January 29 - January 31, 2022 |
Salt Lake Film Society | Salt Lake City | UT | 1636693200November 12 - December 3, 2021 |
San Juan International Film Festival | San Juan | Puerto Rico | 1633579200October 7 - October 14, 2021 |
SBIFF's Riviera Theatre | Santa Barbara | CA | 1636084800November 5 - November 12, 2021 |
Scottsdale International Film Festival | Scottsdale | AZ | 1636084800November 5 - November 10, 2021 |
Sedona International Film Festival | Sedona | AZ | 1645246800February 19 - February 28, 2022 |
Smith Rafael Film Center | San Rafael | CA | 1638248400November 30 - December 1, 2021 |
South Bay Film Society | Torrance | CA | 1634097600October 13 - October 14, 2021 |
Sudbury Indie Cinema | Sudbury | ON | 1641531600January 7 - April 8, 2022 |
The Nightlight Cinema | Akron | OH | 1637298000November 19 - December 17, 2021 |
The Picture House | Pelham | NY | 1638507600December 3 - December 31, 2021 |
The Ryder Film Series | Bloomington | IN | 1639112400December 10 - December 19, 2021 |
VIFF Centre | Vancouver | BC | 1635480000October 29 - November 19, 2021 |