LIVING THE HIGH LIFE
by Fabio Leli
synopsis
Italy is under attack. The invader is not a foreign state. The enemy is hard to identify, but its presence on Italian territory is already so widespread and deep-rooted that it can easily be taken for an ally. It’s legalized gambling, a perfect money-making machine which last year alone whipped 100 billion euros out of Italians’ pockets. An invisible tax, paid voluntarily. A tax on the people. It is a vicious circle that has economic, political, media and cultural facets, all adapted to a single overriding purpose: profit. But the people making the money are very few, while those facing hardship and poverty are many. Because one thing is for sure – the only to win at gambling is to run the game.
international title: | Living the High Life |
original title: | Vivere alla grande |
country: | Italy |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Fabio Leli |
film run: | 159' |
screenplay: | Fabio Leli |
cinematography by: | Fabio Leli, Simone Marchi, Giampaolo Magnani |
film editing: | Armando Avolio, Fabio Leli |
music: | U'Papun |
producer: | Fabio Leli |
production: | Human Tree |
backing: | BancaEtica, Libera, Compagnia Shahrazad |