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ASPROMONTE

by Hedy Krissane

synopsis

Torquato Boatti, a businessman from northern Italy, desperately needs his brother Marco’s signature to close the real estate deal of a lifetime, but the two haven’t spoken in years and Torquato has no idea where his brother is. Determined to track down his brother, Torquato finds that Marco, a musician, is on tour with his band in the Aspromonte Mountains of southern Italy. Less than thrilled to be going to Calabria, Torquato heads south, locates his brother, but the first attempt at getting him to sign the papers ends in an argument and no signature. Frustrated but determined, Torquato tries to speak with Marco again only to find that he’s gone missing. Fearing that Marco’s been kidnapped, Torquato begins to search for him with the help of a guide from the “Corpo Forestale dello Stato” (Forest Service). The two men set out by jeep into the rugged mountains and the businessman from Brianza begins to discover the unexpected world of the Aspromonte and the province of Reggio Calabria.

original title: Aspromonte
country: Italy
year: 2012
genre: fiction
directed by: Hedy Krissane
film run: 90'
release date: IT 31/01/2013
screenplay: Piermaria Cecchini, Hedy Krissane, Franco Neri, Gero Giglio, Tonino Perna, Gaetano Sansone
cast: Franco Neri, Piermaria Cecchini, Andrea De Rosa, Maria Pia Calzone, Franco Barbero, Pino Torcasio, Viviana Porro, Giacomo Celentano
cinematography by: Filippo Arlotta
film editing: Davide Neglia
music: Peppe Voltarelli
producer: Luca Perna
production: Publiglobe
backing: Fondazione Calabria Film Commission
distributor: Cineclub Internazionale Distribuzione

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