Gibellina - Il Terremoto
Gibellina - Il Terremoto, Austria, 2007, 72 min, 35 mm, Arts and Culture, Society
A massive earthquake destroyed the Sicilian mountain village Gibellina 39 years ago. Hundreds of people died. The survivors eked out a life in meagre barracks for 15 years. Many left the country. The city was rebuilt 18 kilometers away as a lifeless bedroom community with modern, shoddy architecture and an over-abundance of modern art: an oversized, open-air museum at the border of a failed vision with increasing social and economic problems.
Director:
Joerg Burger
Director of photography:
Johannes Hammel
Screenplay:
Joerg Burger
Editor:
Joerg Burger
Sound:
Joerg Burger
Music:
Antonia Busacca, Cicco Busacca
Languages:
Italian
Subtitles:
English
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Neubaugasse 45/13, P.O.Box 197
A-1071 Vienna, Austria
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