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Completed - ITALIAN - Drama, Historical, Art - Culture - 104 minutes

Log Line

Italy, late 16th century, the Church, threatened by the Protestants, unleashes the Inquisition. Menocchio, an old, stubborn, self-educated miller oppose the new order. Accused of heresy, he ignores the pleadings and stands trial. The story of a man incapable of betraying his own principles.

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Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2018 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2019 (Line up)
  • FILMART 2019 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Alberto FASULO
Writer(s) : Enrico VECCHI, Alberto FASULO
Cast : Marcello MARTINI, Maurizio FANIN, Carlo BALDRACCHI, Nilla PATRIZIO

Producer(s) : Nadia TREVISAN (Nefertiti Film), Bogdan CRACIUN (HAI-HUI ENTERTAINMENT)

Synopsis

Italy, late 16th century. The Roman Catholic Church, feeling threatened in its hegemony by the Protestant reform movement, unleashes the first systematic state war for the total mind control. The new confessional, designed in these very years, is transformed from a space for the consolation of souls to a tribunal of thought. Eavesdropping, spying and denunciation of neighbors are made mandatory, on the pain of excommunication, prison or the pyre. Menocchio, the old, stubborn, self-educated miller of a small village lost in the mountains of Friuli decides to oppose the new order. Accused of heresy, he ignores the pleading of friends and family. Instead of fleeing or standing down, he stands trial. He is not only tired of violence, abuse, taxes and injustice. Menocchio is genuinely convinced that as a man, he is the equal of any bishop, the inquisitors, and even the Pope and hopes, feels and believes he can reconvert them to an ideal of poverty and love.

Production

Country(ies) : ITALY, ROMANIA

Festivals and Awards

Ventana Sur 2018 European Cinema
Locarno 2018 (Main Competition)
Annecy Cinema Italien 2018 (Annecy Cinema Italien Award)
Copenhagen CPH PIX 2018 (New World Views)
Goteborg IFF 2019 (Five Continents)


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