CDV – Casa delle Visioni, a home for independent and visionary cinema.
Four professionals, each with his own background in the independent movie industry, joined forces to realize quality independent films targeting an international audience, with the purpose of critically explore the complexities and contradictions of today’s world.
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CDV – Casa delle Visioni is based in Italy, Milan
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THE MIRACULOUS TRASFORMATION OF THE WORKING CLASS INTO FOREIGNERS a film by Samir
Switzerland/Italy, 98’ min, doc, 2025
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion (CH), Casa delle Visioni (IT)
In coproduction with SRF Swiss Radio and Television
Theatrical Distribution in Italy – Mescalito Film
Synopsis
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion (CH), Casa delle Visioni (IT)
In coproduction with SRF Swiss Radio and Television
Theatrical Distribution in Italy – Mescalito Film
Synopsis
Through archival footage, personal testimonies, animations, and the voice of Lino Musella, Samir weaves together personal history and collective memory to tell the story of millions of Italians — farmers, laborers, and workers — who left their homeland in search of a better future, facing hardship, discrimination, and isolation.
At the time, they were part of the working class — a collective, united by solidarity and a vision for social change. Today, that term has faded from common language, replaced by a new label: “foreigners” — fragmented, marginalized figures, often without rights.
The documentary explores powerful themes such as xenophobia, the dignity of labor, and the search for identity in a changing world. It invites us to reflect on the paradox of an Italy that has shifted from a country of emigration to one of immigration — yet still struggles to recognize its own history in those who arrive today.
At the time, they were part of the working class — a collective, united by solidarity and a vision for social change. Today, that term has faded from common language, replaced by a new label: “foreigners” — fragmented, marginalized figures, often without rights.
The documentary explores powerful themes such as xenophobia, the dignity of labor, and the search for identity in a changing world. It invites us to reflect on the paradox of an Italy that has shifted from a country of emigration to one of immigration — yet still struggles to recognize its own history in those who arrive today.
Festival
- 77° Locarno Film Festival - Fuori Concorso;
- El Gouna Film Festival 2024;
- Festa do Cinema Italiano Lisbona;
- Solothurn Film Festival 2025;
- Hof International Film Festival 2024;
