Continental Drift (South)

Continental Drift (South)

2022 · 89 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

Nathalie Adler is on a mission for the EU in Sicily. She organizes the next visit of Macron and Merkel to a migrant camp. Their presence has a high symbolic value to show that everything is under control. But who still wants to believe in this European family on the verge of a nervous breakdown? Probably not Albert, Nathalie's son, an NGO activist who arrives without warning. He, moreover, no longer believes in his mother.

Directed by Lionel Baier · Written by Marina de Van

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Isabelle Carré Nathalie Adler
Théodore Pellerin Albert Adler
Ursina Lardi Ute Lerner
Ivan Georgiev Timotei Bacalov
Tom Villa Charles-Antoine Dubat, aka Charlan
Daphne Scoccia Nina
Mario Opinato Hostel manager
Indri Qyteza Shiroka Antonio
Adama Diop Boubacar
Sebastiano Tinè Danilo
Maria Isabella Piana Vitti
Rosalinda Musumeci Elderly woman

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