02/12/2015 - Filming started yesterday on the actor and director’s new film, co-produced by France and Switzerland and starring 11 women including Ambra Angiolini, Cristiana Capotondi and Fiorella Mannoia

Director Michele Placido

The first clapperboard slammed yesterday in Latina for Michele Placido and his new feature film, entitled 7 minuti [+see also:
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This is first time that Placido has decided to tackle a social issue: the film is based on true events in a French factory in the 1950s, although the story has been transposed to modern-day Italy. The topic of the film is work and rights, and is explored through the decision that the 11 women on the board of a textiles factory must take on behalf of some 200 workers: to sacrifice seven minutes of their lunch break every day to try and stop their colleagues from being fired.

7 minuti will be filmed entirely in Latina for six weeks. The film is being produced by Federica Vincenti for Goldenart Production in co-production with Manny Films (France) and Ventura Film (Switzerland) and will be distributed by Koch Media. It is expected to land in theatres in May 2016.

(Translated from Italian)