Luzzu
Film Independent Spirit Award Winners and Nominees
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1h 34m
Directed by Alex Camilleri • Drama • 2021 • Malta • Maltese with English subtitles
Starring Jesmark Scicluna, Michela Farrugia, David Scicluna
Non-professional actor Jesmark Scicluna, a real-life Maltese fisherman, won a Sundance Jury Prize for his performance in Alex Camilleri's film about a man faced with an agonizing choice: he can repair his leaky fishing boat in the hopes of seeking out a meager living at sea for his family, or decommission it in exchange for an EU payout and cast his lot with a sinister black-market operation.
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