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La terra dell’abbastanza

Boys Cry
Panorama 2018
Mirko and Manolo spend their days at high school and their nights delivering pizzas. One night disaster strikes when a man steps in front of their car near the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The two lads flee the scene. Manolo’s father learns that the police suspect the dead man to have been involved in a feud between two rival mafia groups. It transpires that the Mafiosi, several of whom went to school with Manolo’s father, had in any case already singled out the deceased as a marked man. On account of this Manolo is given an introduction to the mob. He receives his first assignment – as a test. Mirko insists on accompanying him. Before long, Mirko in particular finds himself sucked into a maelstrom of violence, drugs and prostitution. Bit by bit, he becomes estranged from his girlfriend, his mother and even from Manolo, until the latter makes one final, desperate attempt to break away...
In their first feature-length film, directing brothers Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo have created a world of cold, inhospitable spaces. The outskirts of Rome become hell’s anteroom, where one false move can put your life on the line.
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by Damiano & Fabio D'Innocenzo
with Andrea Carpenzano, Matteo Olivetti, Milena Mancini, Max Tortora, Giordano De Plano, Michela De Rossi, Walter Toschi, Luca Zingaretti Italy 2018 Italian 96’ World premiere

With

  • Andrea Carpenzano (Manolo)
  • Matteo Olivetti (Mirko)
  • Milena Mancini (Alessia)
  • Max Tortora (Danilo)
  • Giordano De Plano (Simone)
  • Michela De Rossi (Ambra)
  • Walter Toschi (Carmine)
  • Luca Zingaretti (Angelo)

Crew

Written and Directed by Damiano & Fabio D'Innocenzo
Cinematography Paolo Carnera
Editing Marco Spoletini
Music Toni Bruna
Sound Maricetta Lombardo
Production Design Paolo Bonfini
Costumes Massimo Cantini Parrini
Make-Up Federico Meniconi
Casting Gabriella Giannattasio, Davide Zurolo
Assistant Director Fabio Simonelli
Production Manager Dario Kubik
Executive Producer Ivan D'Ambrosio
Producers Agostino Saccà, Maria Grazia Saccà, Giuseppe Saccà
Co-Production Rai Cinema Spa Rom

World sales

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Produced by

Pepito Produzioni

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Damiano & Fabio D’Innocenzo

The twin brothers were born in Rome, Italy in 1988 and began filmmaking as completely self-taught artists. Together, they wrote and directed their debut feature film, Boys Cry, which screened in the Berlinale Panorama. They then collaborated on the screenplay for Dogman (directed by Matteo Garrone), published a book of poetry and another of photographs. Their second feature film, Bad Tales, screened in the Berlinale Competition were it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay. Latin America was selected for the competition in Venice. In 2024 they directed their first music video for Kanye West’s “Talking / Once Again”. Dostoevskij is their first series.

Filmography

2018 La terra dell’abbastanza (Boys Cry) 2020 Favolacce (Bad Tales) 2021 America Latina (Latin America) 2024 Dostoevskij (Dostoyevsky); series, 6 episodes

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024