Il Ministro by Giorgio Amato, between corruption and survival
- Filming has finished on the film, which is being produced by Golden and stars Gianmarco Tognazzi and Alessia Barela
Filming has finished in Rome for Il Ministro [+see also:
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"To this day the issue of morals remains unresolved and is highly current”, stated the director and screenwriter. “This is why I wanted to write a piece that would show how certain dynamics are part of our cultural heritage, by portraying them in the context of the daily life of a middle-class family fighting to survive and hold onto the social privileges it has worked hard for."
Il Ministro is being produced by Golden Production, which has declared that “it is currently examining different distribution options to try and release the film by December 2015".
(Translated from Italian)
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