Tango of Life / Il tango della vita / Dzīves tango

Streaming throughout the U.S., Passes, Single Film Pass, Latvia, 2025 Virtual Festival Lineup

1H 16MIN

Kaudio knows that the day will come when he will be in a wheelchair, but for now, tango keeps him on his feet. Parkinson’s disease is prog
Klaudio is a farmer. His wife, Ivana, is a seamstress. Together, they are passionate tango dancers. Klaudio is determined to fulfill a lifelong dream: to dance tango with Ivana in Buenos Aires. Twenty years ago, doctors diagnosed him with Parkinson’s disease and predicted that he would be in a wheelchair within two years. Yet Klaudio not only continues to work on his farm but also dances and participates in research on the positive effects of tango for Parkinson’s patients. Inspired by Klaudio and Ivana’s fighting spirit, the renowned tango composer Arturs Maskats, in collaboration with accordionist Ksenija Sidorova, is creating a composition especially for them—an incredible remedy for Klaudio, who refuses to give up. Film is in English, Italian, and Latvian with English subtitles.

Credits

Directed by Erica Lifted
Krista Burane

Production Company B&B Film
VFS Films
Rai Cinema
supported by Ministero della Cultura
with the support of MEDIA
National Film Centre of Latvia
Piemonte Doc Film Fund
Regione Lazio
Film Commission Torino Piemonte

Produced by Raffaele Brunetti
Uldis Cekulis

Cast Cast: Claudio Rabbia
Ivana Revelli
Arturs Maskats
Prof. Alessandro Mauro
Giovanni Albani
Monica Gallarate
Giorgio Proserpio
Ksenia Sidorova