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AUGUST 28 – SEPTEMBER 7
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LABYRINTHS
labirinti
Giulio Donato / Italy / 2024 / 77′, col.
Francesco is an introverted guy, born in a small village surrounded by nature in the mountains of Calabria. He grows up with Mimmo, his best friend, with whom he shares everything until adolescence. One day he finds a book, which becomes almost a magical object that will change the course of his life. Francesco has a dream and he will find the courage to pursue it against everything and everyone: not only the society around him, that makes him feel trapped in a labyrinth of unwritten psychological and social rules, but also against Mimmo.
Director Giulio Donato Screenplay Giulio Donato Editing Francesco Tasselli Photography Lorenzo Scudiero Production Design Nastasia Lazzi Music Pierluigi Orlando Sound Giuseppe Tripodi, Mauro Di Giorgio, Andrea Gramigna Costume Design Alessandra Donato, Chiara Corradini Cast Francesco Grillo, Simone Iorgi, Stella Mastrantonio, Finn Ronsdorf, Davide Fasano, Antonio Gerardi Massimo De Santis Producer Francesco Cimpanelli Executive Producer Giulio Donato Production Life Cinema International Sales The Open Reel
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Giulio Donato was born in Rome in 1993. Since 2013, he has worked as assistant and then 1st assistant director on various film sets in Italy, Norway, Brazil, Germany and Mexico, with directors such as Abel Ferrara, Asia Argento, Mimmo Calopresti, Gennaro Nunziante, Roberta Torre, Giada Colagrande, Elisa Fuksas and as production assistant with Gianni Zanasi and Claudio Caligari. He wrote and directed 4 short films before his debut feature, Labyrinths.
