The Last Fistful of Land

Directed by Fiorenzo Serra

Written by Salvatore Cambosu, Ignazio Delogu, Giuseppe Fiori, Benvenuto Lobina, Emilio Lussu

'L'ultimo pugno di terra' (The Last Fistful of Land) is a 1966 documentary film directed by Fiorenzo Serra about the anguish and instability of the lower classes in a destitute Sardinia. Originally commissioned by the Sardinian regional government as a celebratory piece on the 'miraculous' effects of the 'Piano di Rinascita della Sardegna' (Sardinia's Rebirth Plan), the film instead shows an island still 'standing still in time', barely affected by the painful oxymoron of the inevitable changes taking place.

Cast

Riccardo Cucciolla

Narrator

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Manlio Busoni

Narrator