(R)esistenza
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Eight stories of environmental resistance in Scampia, Naples’s fringe neighborhood and setting for Roberto Saviano’s Gomorrah. Eight portraits of individuals who resist against the crime maelstrom: anti-camorra priest, Don Aniello Manganello; founder of the association (R)esistanza, Ciro Corona; chronicler of environmental pollution from illegal toxic waste burning, Angelo Ferrilli; former drug addict now volunteer in a rehabilitation center, Daniela Ruocco Terracciano; former mobster, Tonino Torre, and the ‘A67 band, which took its name from the law that permitted low-income housing construction in Italy and resulted in the development of Scampia.
Localized Title
[(R)esistence]
Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2011
Duration
82'
Wanda Glebbeek, Francesco Cavaliere
Languages
Italian
Activism
Activism
Whether in a small setting or a large one, whether in one's own city or on global stages, whether working alone or as part of large movements, those who have rallied together in recent years to protect the planet have shown strong commitment.








