Drama · Italy · 2011 · 1h 27m

The Cardboard Village

Il villaggio di cartone

The Cardboard Village poster
Director
Ermanno Olmi
Cast
Michael Lonsdale as Old Priest Rutger Hauer as Sacristan Alessandro Haber as Officer Massimo De Francovich as Doctor Ibrahima Faye El Hadji as Rescuer Irma Pino Viney as Magdha
Crew
Fabio Olmi — Director of Photography Paolo Cottignola — Editor Ermanno Olmi — Screenplay Luigi Musini — Producer Giuseppe Pirrotta — Production Design Maurizio Millenotti — Costume Design
Synopsis

When a group of African immigrants builds a cardboard village between the pews of a church soon to be closed, an elderly priest must choose between his calling and his orders.

Trailer The Cardboard Village — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Ermanno Olmi Director Fabio Olmi Director of Photography Paolo Cottignola Editor Ermanno Olmi Screenplay Luigi Musini Producer Giuseppe Pirrotta Production Design Maurizio Millenotti Costume Design
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