28/02/2025 - The acerbic Argentinian directorial duo have just finished shooting their new feature film in Sicily, a work produced by Pampa Films together with Gloriamundi, Dea Film and Blue Film

Actors Guillermo Francella and Tony Sperandeo and director Mariano Cohn on the set of Homo Argentum

Following the commercial and critical success of Official Competition [+see also:
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The directorial duo previously directed The Distinguished Citizen [+see also:
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Homo Argentum sees the directors reuniting with Argentinian star Guillermo Francella, after the success of Star+/Disney+ series The One in Charge, Duprat’s movie My Masterpiece [+see also:
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In this episodic dramatic comedy Francella plays a whopping 16 different characters which “will confront conflicts reflecting the invisible pressure under which we live in a modern-day megalopolis,” said Cohn and Duprat. “The film presents a panorama of our ‘national being’ in a scathing and sarcastic but at the same time reflexive tone. Argentina is a country of immigrants, whose character is a sum of different origins and nationalities: Millions of Europeans came and mixed with Native Argentinians, creating a powerful and singular idiosyncrasy,” they added.

Shot in the municipality of Montalbano Elicona in Sicily, the lead character returns from Argentina to Italy, desperate to reconnect with his roots. But he finds himself bowled over by his relatives, the country’s inhabitants and the wonders of spectacular island. Joining Francella in the cast are Italians Tony Sperandeo (who won the David di Donatello Award for One Hundred Steps), Aurora Quattrocchi (nominated for a David di Donatello trophy via Nostalgia [+see also:
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The film is produced by Argentina's Pampa Films together with Spain's Gloriamundi Producciones – who previously worked on the two directors’ series Bellas Artes [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)