Madame Luna (2024)

5.9/10 110 min Drama

Overview

Inspired by real life events, Madame Luna tells the story of an Eritrean refugee who is washed ashore in Libya and survives to become one of the most notorious human smugglers, with deep ties to the Italian Mafia. Now trapped in Italy and forced to experience the brutalising reality endured by the people she has exploited in the past, Madame Luna must try to find a way out before she is recognized and brought to justice. In the process she forms a powerful bond with a younger version of herself.

Cast

Meninet Abraha Teferi

Almaz / Madame Luna

Hilyam Weldemichael

Eli

Claudia Potenza

Nunzia

Emanuele Vicorito

Pino

Aurora Peres

Luca Massaro

Marco

Paride Cicirello

Flaure B.B. Kabore

Claudio Collovà

Prince Chidozie Manujibeya

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