Language: Italian
Program: Cinema of the world (COW)
Director: Gianni Amelio
Length: 2006,104 mins.35mm,Colour
Producer: Riccardo Tozzi, Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini
Screenplay: Gianni Amelio, Umberto Cantarello
Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi
Editing: Simona Paggi
Music: Franco Piersanti
Set design: Attilio Viti
Costume design: Cristina Francioni
Cast: Sergio Castellitto, Tai Ling
Production: Cattleya, Rai Cinema, Babe Films, CaracFilm (Bern), RTSI Swiis Television (Lugano)
In Association With : Achab Film
In Collaboration With : Oak3 Films (Singapore) Media
Development : Authority of Singapore
Distributor: 01 Distribution
World sales: Lakeshore Entertainment
Release date: 06/09/2006
Synopsis: Vincenzo, the maintenance manager of a steel mill in Bagnoli, is charged with the responsibility of shutting down the plant and selling the molten metal to the Chinese. When things are just wrapping up, Vincenzo realizes that the Chinese were sold a defective machine, which years earlier had caused the death of a worker. Having discovered a way to fix to machine, Vincenzo leaves for China where accompanied by an interpreter, Liu Hua, he will try to track down the plant and fix the machine...Based on the novel "La Dismissione" by Ermanno Rea .
