Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMemento Films International (“Call Me By Your Name”) has boarded Alex Camilleri’s “Luzzu,” which will unspool in competition at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.Penned, directed and edited by Camilleri, “Luzzu” revolves around Jesmark, a struggling fisherman on the island of Malta who is forced to risk everything by entering the world of blackmarket fishing in order to provide for his wife and newborn baby.
On his journey to improve life for his family, Jesmark abandons tradition and discovers a shadow economy of blackmarket fishing, smuggling and sabotage.“Luzzu,” the first Maltese feature to compete in a major international festival, delivers a rare.
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