Askòs – Mermaid’s Call

Askòs – Mermaid’s Call

ITALY, 2023, 62’

Director: Antonio Martino – Producer: Alessandro Gordano

It was 1988 in Strongoli, in the province of Crotone. A group of farmers comes across a mysterious archaeological find. The circumstances of the find are unclear. However, the path that the find, the Askòs of Murge, has followed from that moment on is clear, passing through clandestine sales worth millions of euros and finally arriving at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, from where it was then recovered by the Unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri. Four characters tell the story from their own perspective, each giving a different view on the issue of archeology and the importance of protecting the heritage that is hidden under our feet, which is constantly threatened by illegal excavations and trade.