WHO’S IN IT?
Marcello Fonte (Corpo Celeste), Edoardo Pesce (God Willing), Alida Baldari Calabria (Guarda in Alto), Nunzia Schiano (Reality), Adamo Dionisi (Suburra), Francesco Acquaroli (The Market)
WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?
Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah), director, writer, producer; Ugo Chiti (Albergo Roma) and Massimo Gaudioso (Roman Summer), writers; Paolo Del Brocco (Una Famiglia), Jean Labadie (Five Minute Break) and Jeremy Thomas (The Last Emperor), producers; Michele Braga (They Call Me Jeeg), composer; Nicolai Brüel (Young Andersen), cinematographer; Marco Spoletini (The Embalmer), editor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
Marcello (Fonte) is a gentle small-time dog groomer who wants to fund a lifestyle that can allow him to care for his dogs and his daughter Alida (Calabria). To do this, he runs a side business with more unpleasant clientele, and it is through this profession that he develops a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simonchino (Pesce), a violent boxer that terrorises the neighbourhood and exploits Marcello a little too much, leading to Marcello making a crucial decision to try and regain his dignity…
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?
The latest film from Italian director Matteo Garrone is already an award-winner, thanks to a Best Actor win for leading man Marcello Fonte at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and it should also win the appraisal of international film fans everywhere.
