IO, L’ALTRO (ME, THE OTHER)

Italy/2006/Italian & Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/80 mins

Giuseppe and Yussef are fishermen, friends and partners. Giuseppe is Sicilian whereas Yussef was born in Tunisia but has been living in Italy for 20 years. They fish every day on the southern Mediterranean, between Sicily and Tunisia. One day, the news announces that the police are searching for an Arab terrorist involved in the Madrid bombings, called Yussef Ben Ali, just like the fisherman. They start joking about it and the $2m reward, until some evidence Giuseppe finds in Yussef’s pocket makes him believe that his friend could really be the terrorist.

“Onboard a fishing boat in the middle of nowhere, an Italian is looking apprehensively at his Arab friend, wondering whether he too is a terrorist?”

Director(s) :

Mohsen Melliti

MOHSEN MELLITI was bon in 1967 in Tunis and has lived in exile in Italy since 1991. He is a filmmaker and the author of several books and many newspaper articles. Although he has made several documentaries, Io l'altro is his first feature film.
Crew : Maurizo Santarelli(Producer), Sigalot Alessandro(Scriptwriter), Saverio Di Biagio(Scriptwriter), Maurizo Calvesi(Cinematographer), Marco Spoletini(Editor), Raoul Bova(Main Cast), Giovanni Martorana(Main Cast), Mario Pupella(Main Cast), Samia Zibidi(Main Cast), Lina Besrat Assef(Main Cast), Mohammad Ali(Main Cast)
Format : Colour/35mm
Running Time : 80 mins
Country : Italy
Programme : Arabian Nights
Venue : Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 10, Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 1, Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 1
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