In Mercatale val di Pesa today that the political fervor has subsided, the School of Italian for Foreigners is what keeps the spirit of this place alive and which best represents the double, perhaps triple soul of Chianti: young and old immigrants who have long been residents in the country, political refugees and asylum seekers sit next to wealthy northern European foreigners.

A production: La Sarraz Pictures
With the support of:  Piemonte Doc Film Fund
Distributed by: La Sarraz Distribution

Production: Alessandro Borrelli
Director Carolina Mancini
Subject Carolina Mancini
Director of Photography: Nicola Melloni
Editing: Claudio Pesci
Direct Take: Manuela Patti

Lenght: 16′
Original language: Italian