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Completed - ITALIAN - Drama - 15 minutes

Log Line

Two 12-year-old boys of different backgrounds find their friendship tested when one brings an offering of live lobsters to the other’s single, working-class mother

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Gregorio FRANCHETTI
Cast : Edoardo ZUENA, Marta ZOFFOLI, Matteo DE BUONO

Producer(s) : Axel OHMAN

Synopsis


Leone and Michele play football together, puff their first cigarettes, and exchange conspiratorial glances while secretly scrubbing their teeth in conspiracy afterwards. Michele, a boy from a wealthy family, loves to spend time at the chaotic but loving home of his friend Leone. Up to now, their different backgrounds were never an issue. Today Michele has brought a huge pot of lobsters, and carries the living creatures into his friend’s kitchen.

Production

Country(ies) : ITALY, USA

Festivals and Awards

Zurich FF 2018 New World View
Encounters Film Festival 2018 (Contemporary Italy section)
Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2018 (Mo & Friese)
Molise Cinema 2018 (Percorsi competition - Winner, best Italian short)
Odense film festival 2018 (Main competition)
Berlinale 2018 (Generation K - International jury special mention)
Palm Spring Fest. 2018 (Main competition)


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