Un Mondo a parte – Willkommen in den Bergen

Discussion after the film with director Riccardo Milani!
Moderation: Francesco Bono (made in italy)
Translation: Ilse Kratochvil

Primary school teacher Michele Cortese wants to start a completely new life. After 40 years of teaching in the urban jungle of Rome, he asks to be transferred to an idyllic village in Abruzzo to teach the last seven children in a small village school. He finds it difficult to get used to the snow and the icy cold and to shed his Roman habits. He finds a sympathetic colleague in the dedicated Agnese. With her help and thanks to the spirited children, Michele gradually manages to settle into life in the mountains. Everything seems to be turning for the better when unpleasant news arrives: the school has not reached the required number of pupils for the following year and is to be closed for good. A fate shared by many rural communities. A race against time begins to save the school and with it the future of the village. Then the latest TV news gives Michele a clever idea...