LUZZU
Directed by: Alex Camilleri
Cast: Jesmark Scicluna, David Scicluna, Michela Farrugia
Screenplay: Alex Camilleri
2021 | Malta
Available from 01/05/2024
to 01/05/2025
FILM SYNOPSIS
Jesmark, a Maltese fisherman, contends with a newfound leak in his wooden luzzu boat. Barely getting by, he sees his livelihood — and a family tradition from generation before him — imperilled by diminishing harvests, a ruthless fishing industry, and a stagnating ecosystem. Desperate to provide for his wife and their newborn son, whose growth impediment requires treatment, Jesmark gradually slips into an illicit black-market fishing operation.
Languages: Maltese
Sold territories: Andorra | Australia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Canada | Iceland | Kosovo | Liechtenstein | Monaco | Montenegro | North Macedonia | Norway | San Marino | Serbia | Switzerland | United Kingdom | United States
Topics: Corruption | European Union | Illegal Work