ONCE UPON A TIME IN ITALY
by Federico Greco, Mirko Melchiorre
synopsis
Cariati, a remote village in Calabria overlooking the Ionian Sea. Public health care has been reduced to a trickle by decades of budget cuts and privatisation. With the Deficit Recovery Plan, the last hospital in the area has also been closed: one of 18 hospitals cancelled overnight in the whole of Calabria. A handful of rebels of all ages decide to protest as no one has ever dared to do, occupying the hospital with the aim of obtaining its reopening. Meanwhile, some of the most important Italian and international intellectuals, doctors, experts and activists are revealing the true local and global responsibilities for the attack on public health, and support Cariati's struggle.
international title: | Once Upon a Time in Italy |
original title: | C'era una volta in Italia |
country: | Italy |
year: | 2022 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Federico Greco, Mirko Melchiorre |
film run: | 102' |
screenplay: | Federico Greco, Mirko Melchiorre |
cast: | Vittorio Agnoletto, Michele Caligiuri, Adriano Cattaneo |
cinematography by: | Mirko Melchiorre |
film editing: | Federico Greco |
music: | Pino Cangialosi, Flavio Cangialosi |
producer: | Alessandro Pezza, Marco Tempera |
production: | Studio Zabalik, Play Entertainment |
distributor: | Fil Rouge Media |