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Donato Rotunno

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Films

What's left?

What's left?

Door Donato Rotunno

2024 | 75 min | Documentaire

How did the Cercle Culturel Curiel and its trattoria, come to have a major influence on the political and cultural life of Luxembourg?

Io sto bene

Io sto bene

Door Donato Rotunno

2020 | 94 min | Drama

Antonio has spent his whole life away from Italy, his home country. He crosses paths with Leo, a young Italian artist who is trying to make it abroad. The old man and the young woman's destinies mirror each other. Memories from the past are awoken and end up offering a more peaceful future to the both of them.

Baby(a)lone

Baby(a)lone

Door Donato Rotunno

2015 | 90 min | Drama

Two troubled teens in Luxembourg act out their frustrations on the world, and slowly grow closer. This story does not take place in shanty towns or in an exotic world of poverty in a hot country. The story of 'Baby(a)lone' unfolds right in the heart of modern Europe. A Europe that has committed itself to providing its future generations with everything. And yet things do not turn out as expected. At only 13 years old, they know all about violence, drugs and pornography. They experience all this ...

Les mesures du rectangle

Les mesures du rectangle

Door Donato Rotunno

2002 | 52 min | Documentaire

In Luxembourg, 14 out of 100 inhabitants are Portuguese, but who would have guessed it? Why is such a large immigrant community so poorly connected? What are the rules governing this behaviour? How do the contours of identity take shape? Every Sunday the Portuguese community gathers in football fields around the country to watch and encourage their own players down on the ground — grounds they rent from the Luxembourg clubs. The Federation of Portuguese Associations in Luxembourg (FAPL), which organises ...

In a Dark Place

In a Dark Place

Door Donato Rotunno

2006 | 95 min | Thriller

Anna Leigh wordt gevraagd om zorg te dragen voor twee weeskinderen voor de tijd dat hun oom op zakenreis is in de Verenigde Staten. Maar dan beginnen er zich beangstigende en bizarre situaties voor te doen in en rondom het huis waar zij verblijven, terwijl de kinderen niets lijken te merken.

Terra mia

Terra mia

Door Donato Rotunno

1998 | 52 min | Documentaire

The municipal elections of 1999 allow all EU-citizens to take part in the vote and mark a turning point in the further development of democracy. Through the addition of an entire new generation of voters, that of young migrant daughters and sons, notions such as citizenship and belonging are deeply transformed. The film portrays this development, in an exemplary fashion, with regards to the many questions of identity and belonging that second-generation Italian immigrants face.

Terra Mia Terra Nostra

Terra Mia Terra Nostra

Door Donato Rotunno

2012 | 82 min | Documentaire

2nd generation immigrants face a double identity problem. The film views this dilemma under the lens of Italians who have grown up in Luxembourg. Terra Mia Terra Nostra is more than a family movie. Through the life of characters we first met 14 years ago, the film tackles the universal question of belonging to a particular country. It looks at the clash of languages, traditions and cultures, as well as the passage of generations that means memories are lost to an imaginary Italy. Today’s life is ...