El-Gonna Film Festival

About the Film

Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Happy as Lazzaro is a magic-realist fable that presents a searing portrayal of class divisions. Set in an isolated village, it tells the story of the friendship between Lazzaro, a young peasant so good that he is often mistaken for simple-minded; and Tancredi, a young nobleman cursed by his imagination. Little does Lazzaro know that this life-altering friendship will take him on an unexpected journey.