La Duna

Emerson Culurgioni, Stefanie Schroeder, DE 2024, 93 min, Sardinian/Italian/German/English OmeU

The director's grandfather once owned large parts of the southern coastal region on Cape Teulada in Sardinia. NATO has been rehearsing secret maneuvers here for decades, and entering the military area is strictly forbidden. Land and beaches have also been continuously bought from the Sardinian people for villas and vacation homes, and the beauty of the area is a popular backdrop for advertising shots for well-known luxury brands. As independent documentary filmmakers, Emerson Culurgioni and Stefanie Schroeder take a bold, anarchic and humorous look at the island, its inhabitants and their stories. Stolen sand (under suspicion: Silvio Berlusconi), claims to ownership of dunes, fictitious scenarios and the resistance of a community - "Fuck Temptation Island".