Delta
Director | Michele Vanucci
Presented by EDIT.
Delta is a riveting and strikingly shot film, set on the moody waters of the river, Po. An original cinematic backdrop, the Po is the principal artery of Northern Italy’s rivers, flowing from the base of the Western Alps to the Adriatic coast.
2022 | 106 min | Crime Drama | Italy | Italian with English subtitles
CAST Alessandro Borghi, Luigi Lo Cascio, Emilia Scarpati Fanetti
Italian star duo Alessandro Borghi and Luigi Lo Cascio deliver standout performances in this clash between local fishermen and poachers on the Po River Delta in northeastern Italy.
A local group of volunteers led by Osso (Lo Cascio) wants to save the river from overfishing and defend it from the Florians, a family on the run from the Danube region who are plundering the river’s fish stocks and flouting fishing laws. With the Florians is Elia (Borghi), a man born and raised in the Delta, who once was part of the local community but now finds himself on the opposite side of the conflict.
Overwhelmed by a thirst for vengeance, the two men will face each other amidst the fog of the Delta. As their struggle intensifies, they will come to discover their true natures in a duel where nobody ends up a hero.
A gritty and compelling second feature from Michele Vannucci, Delta is a strikingly shot, atmospheric river-set neo-Western of rising tension between tradition and modernity.
Compelling and original
Meredith Taylor. Filmuforia.
The Times
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Prix du Jury Etudiants Le reconontres du Cinema Italien
NOMINATED
Best Cinematography, Best Score, Best Sound - Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
NOMINATED
Best Debut Film - Haifa International Film Festival