Human Rights Film Festival Highlights the Story of Enrico Calamai

The Human Rights Film Festival once again addresses the issue of the disappeared. Argentina, a theme always dear to the Festival, will provide the backdrop for the Neapolitan premiere of the film "Enrico Calamai, a life for human rights," in the presence of the director Enrico Blatti and the protagonist. The appointment for the screening and subsequent debate is set for Thursday, March 7th in the Matteo Ripa hall of Palazzo Giusso, headquarters of the Università Orientale di Napoli, starting at 4:30 PM. The documentary at the heart of the event tells the human and professional story of Enrico Calamai, Vice Consul of the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires during the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-83), who, with his courage and humanity, chose to disobey the orders of the then Foreign Minister, Giulio Andreotti, saving hundreds of human lives by refusing to close the doors of the Embassy and to reject the requests for help from the persecuted. The film, rich in testimonies and emotions, proves to be particularly meaningful in a historical moment characterized by international tensions and a widespread violation of the fundamental principles of Human Rights," explain the organizers of the event. They add: "There will also be some reflections on the recent history of Argentina, now governed by the anarcho-libertarian Javier Milei, which seems again on the brink of financial and democratic collapse." Leading the discussion with those present and guests will be Professor Raffaele Nocera, Coordinator of the Doctorate in International Studies of the Orientale, and Maurizio del Bufalo, Coordinator of the Neapolitan Festival. The choice of the University as a place of encounter between the witnesses and the young is highly emblematic because it places the young audience in front of the contradiction, experienced by the protagonist, of having to serve the Institutions and obey, at the same time, the moral principles of every human being. We are facing a story that constitutes a warning for future generations and for those who forget that war and violence are always ready to return to the scene of our lives, to question us without mediation and respite," conclude the organizers.