Madame Luna

Daniel Espinosa (2024)

Inspired by real life events, Madame Luna tells the story of an Eritrean refugee who is washed ashore in Libya and survives to become one of the most notorious human smugglers, with deep ties to the Italian Mafia. Now trapped in Italy and forced to experience the brutalising reality endured by the people she has exploited in the past, Madame Luna must try to find a way out before she is recognized and brought to justice. In the process she forms a powerful bond with a younger version of herself.

Info & Credits

Director
Daniel Espinosa 
Scriptwriter

Maurizio Braucci, Suha Arraf & Daniel Espinosa
Cast
Meninet Abraha Teferi, Hilyam Weldemichael, Claudia Potenza, Emanuele Vicorito
Producer

David Herdies
Producers
Paris Kassidokostas Latsis & Terry Dougas
Co-producers
Marco Alessi, Massmiliano Navarra, Kristina Börjesson, Piodor Gustafsson
Graphic Design
Danni Riddertoft
Shooting Format

HD/Cinescope/Color
Length
Feature film
Genre
Fiction
With support from
The Swedish Film Institute, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Eurimages CoProduction Development Award

Awards and nominations

Sven Nykvist Cinematograhy Awards, GIFF,
Eurimages CoProduction Development Award
MIA Market, Rome, 2017
Apulia Film Commission Award, 2017

Festivals in selection

International Film Festival Rotterdam
Gothenburg International Film Festival
Luxembourg Film Festival