The Aphid and the Ant

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.

Cast

Giuseppe Fiorello Michele Scimone Valentina Lodovini Anna Alessio Praticò Nicola

Cristina Parku Fatima

Nadia Kibout Amina Anna Maria De Luca Concetta

Ettore Signorelli Ettore

Alessio De Lorenzi Roberto Pino Torcasio Bidello

Antonio Vono Caruso

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