Madame Luna

Madame Luna

2024
1h 50min

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.

Madame Luna

Storyline

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.
    Released
    25 January 2024
    Runtime
    1h 50min
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    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Swedish
    Production
    Momento Film, Dugong Films, Nadcon Film, Adomeit Film, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Eurimages, Calabria Film Commission, Sicilia Film Commission, Film i Väst, Hercules Film Fund, Rhea Films, TV4
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