A iucata
Michele Pennetta
2013 - 38 min - Couleur - Suisse

Catania, Sicily. In the heart of the working class neighbourhood lies a vast and lawless territory where makeshift stables can be found. One of them is owned by Concetto – aka "il farmacista" – a man respected and even feared by many, who built a reputation for himself in the small world of clandestine horse racing.
Every day, before sunrise, his son Vittorio goes to the stables to get their horse, Vito Portanova, ready for training. In a few days, a clandestine race will take place on an empty street at the foot of the Etna…

Cheval | Course | Portrait | Sicile


Author-Director : Michele Pennetta
Author : Christian Tarabini
Photography : Gabriel Lobos
Sound : Christian Tarabini, Giuseppe Di Blasi
Editing : Orsola Valenti
Delegate Producer : Close Up Films
Co-producer : Head (Haute École d'art et de design)
Broadcasting Co-producer : RSI (Radiotelevisione Svizzera)

Distribution


Distributor : Close Up Films

Distinctions

2014 - Festival du Cinéma de Brive - Rencontres du moyen métrage, Brive (France) : Compétition Européenne
2013 - Festival internazionale del film Locarno, Locarno (Suisse) : Pardino d'Oro
2013 - Festival dei Popoli, Firenze (Italie) : Premio al Miglior Mediometraggio
2013 - EntreVues - Festival du film de Belfort, Belfort (France) : Sélection
2013 - Doclisboa - Festival Internacional de Cinema Documental, Lisbonne (Portugal) : Sélection