Completed - ITALIAN, FRENCH - Drama, Thriller, Western - 89 minutes
A man puts his life in danger by taking a stand for humanity against the brutality of ancient tradition.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Julien PAOLINI Writer(s) : Samy BAAROUN Cast : Syrus SHAHIDI, Celeste CASCIARO, Tony SPERANDEO, Ciro PETRONE Producer(s) : Julien PAOLINI (La Reserve), Syrus SHAHIDI (La Reserve), Clement LECOMTE (La Reserve), Angelo LAUDISA (Rosebud), Xavier PLECHE (Picseyes)
A contemporary reading of Antigone. Gaetano, a quiet young man, lives near the bedside of his father and works alone to manage the family bakery. Although his French baguettes are well liked, as the Paris-born son of a Sicilian mother and French father, the village has never accepted him. When his wastrel elder brother dies committing a crime that results in the death of two others, Gaetano assumes his family responsibility to bury him next to their mother. But in this village, the weight of tradition is omnipotent. The mayor Enza enforces the law like an underworld don, declaring there is no place for bad people to be buried beside the good in the municipal cemetery. She denies Gaetano access to his brother’s body. Enza’s daughter Anna is Gaetano’s lover. She witnesses his resolve and encourages Gaetano to take a stand for his family honor, even as doing so will put his life in danger.
Country(ies) : FRANCE
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Festival Polar de Cognac 2018 (WINNER GRAND PRIX)Festival International de Saint-Jean de Luz 2018 (competition)CINEMED 2018 (panorama)Festival du film politique Porto Vecchio 2018 (ouverture, competition)Festival du cinema et de la musique de film, La Baule 2018 (competition)Efebo d'Oro, Palermo 2019 (competition)Prifest, Kosovo 2019 (european competition)Rencontres cinematographiques Salon de Provence 2019 (competition)Festival Polar de Cognac 2019 (special screening)VIFF 2019 (competition)Festival International de Taormina 2019 (competition)Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt 2019 (competition)