"Residence Hammamet" is a documentary that recounts director Salvatore's journey to Tunisia and his (re)discovery of his mother, Antonietta. At over seventy years old, she decided to move to Hammamet. Her son, with a small crew, follows ...See more"Residence Hammamet" is a documentary that recounts director Salvatore's journey to Tunisia and his (re)discovery of his mother, Antonietta. At over seventy years old, she decided to move to Hammamet. Her son, with a small crew, follows her, trying to understand the intimate reasons that led his mother to such a radical life change, as well as the personal, economic, and cultural reasons that drive more and more elderly people to leave their roots and emigrate to countries with a lower cost of living and a tax-friendly environment, allowing them to increase their pensions. Reflecting on the ability to reinvent oneself at any age, with a touch of irony that overturns traditional generational roles, the documentary tells of how Antonietta found a new community of Italians, all different from one another yet all seeking an "earthly paradise" made of friendship and solidarity. Written by
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