Luzzu (2021)
Coming Out at October 16, 2021 in theaters
Drama
Luzzu is drama film directed and written by Alex Camilleri. The film stars Frida Cauchi, Jesmark Scicluna, Michela Farrugia, David Scicluna, Uday McLean, Stephen Buhagiar and Yuric Allison. The film primiered at January 29, 2021 on Sundance Film Festival.
A hardworking Maltese fisherman, Jesmark is faced with an agonizing choice. He can repair his leaky luzzu – a traditional, multicolored wooden fishing boat – in the hopes of eking out a meager living at sea for his wife and newborn son, just as his father and grandfather did before him. Or he can decommission it in exchange for an EU payout and cast his lot with a sinister black-market operation that is decimating the Mediterranean fish population and the livelihoods of the local families who depend on it.
►Director: Alex Camilleri
►Writer: Alex Camilleri
►Stars: Frida Cauchi, Jesmark Scicluna, Michela Farrugia, David Scicluna, Uday McLean, Stephen Buhagiar, Yuric Allison
►Cast
| Jesmark Scicluna | ► | Jesmark |
| Michela Farrugia | ► | Denise |
| David Scicluna | ► | David |
| Frida Cauchi | ► | Carmen |
| Uday McLean | ► | Uday |
| Stephen Buhagiar | ► | Jesmark’s boss |
| Yuric Allison | ► | Kevin |
| Rebecca Fenech | ► | Restaurant Owner |
| Marcelle Theuma | ► | Doctor |
| Paul Cilia | ► | Van Owner |
| Anthony Ellul | ► | Inspector |
| Marlene Schranz | ► | Old Woman |
| Frank Tanti | ► | Lino |