Malanova

by Roberto Cuzzillo
Category
Director
Roberto Cuzzillo
Country / Year
Italy, 2024
Genre
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Rights
Festivals, Sales
Length
73′, col.

SYNOPSIS

Matteo and Riccardo are a couple and they are about to celebrate their sixth month of relationship. The romantic time is interrupted by a tragic news: Matteo discovers he has become HIV positive. After that news everything changes: Matteo, oppressed and disoriented, closes in on himself, meanwhile Riccardo, overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, refuses to know his serological status. Matteo’s uncle, Enzo, will help the couple to face their fears and they will help in turn Enzo to accept the ghosts of his past.

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.


PHOTOGALLERY

    • Title
      Malanova
    • Rights
      Festivals, Sales
    • Country
      Italy
    • Year
      2024
    • Length
      73′, col.
    • Director
      Roberto Cuzzillo
    • Screenplay
      Roberto Cuzzillo
    • Editing
      Roberto Cuzzillo
    • Photography
      Rober Montero Recio
    • Production Design
      Ezilda Medrano
    • Music
      Krzysztof A. Janczak
    • Sound
      Lena Morrero
    • Costume Design
      Gustavo Mancini
    • Cast
      Nuno Nolasco, Joele Anastasi, Stefano Saccotelli
    • Producer
      Roberto Cuzzillo, Roberto Ceschina
    • Production
      Enzimistudio
    • Lovers Film Festival Turin 2024 – Out of Competition
    • Ipotesi d’Amore Bologna 2024
    • Cinema Diverse Palm Springs 2024
    • Seattle Queer Film Festival 2024
    • Mix Copenaghen 2024
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