La convocazione

Italian citizens can be called to serve on juries for certain criminal cases: On the day before appearing for jury selection, they're randomly selected by a computer system. And so, one morning at 10 o'clock, 60 tense Italians take their place in a Court of Assizes that was, as one potential juror whispers, built under Mussolini. Their nervous questions, funny comments and discomfort are all brought together in a soft cacophony full of reflection on this civic duty. An infamous criminal case from 1974 and the judge's claim that no one needs to be scared of the mafia lend an extra dimension to this fascinating cinematic observation. (Slingshot Films)