Lontano da casa

Drivers Luca and Toni are driving an ambulance to Serbia to repatriate Emir, a sick man searching for his past. Travelling with them is Maria, his daughter, who hasn’t seen him for years. The journey eastwards lays bare the secrets of four lives, propelling them towards a decisive turning point.

ILVA and its high chimneys dominate the Tamburi neighborhood of Taranto. Those who live in that area try to maintain the normality of family, childhood, love, even if they are forced to deal with a daily life that is full of difficulties. This is the story of those who decided to remain in their own territory when many were abandoning it, of those who have chosen to continue living on the ruins of industrial promises.