SYNOPSIS
New anti-gay laws have just been approved in Russia. After a competition in St. Petersburg, Italian swimmer Massimo meets a Russian of his own age, Vladimir, working as an interpreter for the delegation of which Massimo is a member. The two men fall in love, but they will have to face the cultural barriers between them, as well as old and new macho stereotypes.
DIRECTOR
Roberto Cuzzillo, born in Turin in 1983, graduated in Psychosocial Disciplines. In 2005, he established the Enzimistudio production company and started to make movies. His first project has been the short film Lygofobia, shown at the Venice Film Festival. In 2008, he produced and directed his first feature film Neverending (Senza fine), shown at several international film festivals and distributed in Germany, France, The Netherlands and Spain. In 2011, he directed his second long feature film entitled Walking Towards (Camminando Verso), premiered in San Francisco at the Frameline Film Festival and distributed in Europe by Sundance Channel TV. His short film Polaroid, part of the long feature film Quintet, was awarded in New York at the Chelsea Film Festival. In 2014, he directed Don’t Accept Dreams from Strangers (Non accettare i sogni dagli sconosciuti), distributed in many territories, including North America, Uk and France. From 2022 he is a member of the European Film Academy.
