In Mercatale Val di Pesa, today, with political fervor having faded, the School of Italian for Foreigners is what keeps the spirit of this place alive and best represents the double, perhaps triple soul of Chianti: young and elderly immigrants who have long been residents in the country sit alongside political refugees, asylum seekers, and wealthy Northern European newcomers.

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