Cuba. Eleven-year-old Chala lives with his drug-addicted mother, who tries to support the family by breeding pigeons and training fighting dogs. His schoolwork isn’t the best because he never misses an opportunity to attract attention and get told off. His elderly teacher, Carmela, knows how to deal with him, but when she falls ill she is replaced by a much younger colleague who won’t put up with the boy’s misbehaviour. The school board decides to send him to a reform school, a correctional institution for unruly and troubled youths. Carmela does not think this is the right choice.
As part of the ‘Fino all’ultimo banco’ seminar series.
Free admission.
Approach
At Merano train station take either the bus no. 1 or bus no. 4 and get off at the Elisabeth Park stop at via Cavour.
From the city center you can reach the Culture Centre with a 5-minute walk or in just a few minutes by bike, following the cycle path that runs along the Ponte della Posta bridge and passes the Sissi statue.