On the art of war

On the Art of War

A documentary film by Silvia Luzi & Luca Bellino - 85'/2012 

√ CROSSING EUROPE / Best European Documentary
√ 56th DOK LEIPZIG / Nominations Leipziger Ring & Healthy Workplaces Film Award
√ VII ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL/ Biblioteche di Roma Prize
√ ANUU-RU ABORO FESTIVAL DU CINEMA DES PEUPLES / Prix Special du Jury
√ 32° JEAN ROUCH FILM FESTIVAL / Prix Mario Ruspoli
√ MEDITERAN FILM FESTIVAL / Best Documentary
√ PLANET+ DOC / Amnesty International Nomination
√ GLOBO D'ORO / Nomination Best Documentary
and several other prizes

Four workers climb a 20 meters high gantry crane inside the hangar of the INNSE, the last active factory in Milan. They threaten to throw themselves down to stop the dismantling of the machineries and the closure of the factory they work in. The hangar is surrounded by dozens of policemen and supporters from all over Italy and Europe.

The four workers resist for 8 days at 40° in only a few square meters. They resist because they have a clear strategy and an organized army. They know perfectly their territory and their enemy.

It is not a simple struggle: there are clear rules, it is a workable paradigm for all forms of struggle.