Cannes Market Dailies

N E W    A C Q U I S I T I O N S 

Market Premiere 
Aspromonte
By Mimmo Calopresti 

At the end of the 50’s, in Africo, a small village in the valley of Aspromonte, a woman dies in childbirth, because the doctor can not be there on time, as no route connects Africo with the other villages.
The inhabitants decide to get together to build it up. In the meantime Giulia, the new teacher of the local school, is trying to teach Italian to the kids. 
Aspromonte is an atypical western about the dream of changing events thanks to the desire for redemption of the inhabitants of a remote village.

Status: Completed
Italy | 2019 | Drama | 97’

Cast: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (Il est plus facile pour un cameau... /Un chateau en Italie /Human Capital), Marcello Fonte (2018 Palme D'Or Winner for "Dogman"), Sergio Rubini ( The Passion of the Christ / Nirvana),  Fabrizio Gifuni (Sweet Dreams/Human Capital)

Hammamet
By Gianni Amelio

A completely transformed Pierfrancesco Favino plays the role inspired by the controversial Italian political leader Bettino Craxi. Gianni Amelio recounts the fall of the man, through the  emotions  and through his  relationship with fictictious and real life characters.

Status: Shooting
Italy | Drama, Biography  

CAST: Pierfrancesco Favino (The Traitor / Rush / Angels & Demons / Miracle at St. Anna)  Claudia Gerini (Love and Bullets / Don’t Move)

Market Premiere 
Rock & Roll Robot 
By Marco Bocci

Mauro is born among the tenements of Tor Bella Monaca, a difficult area in Rome; all his life he has tried to play by the rules and waited for the right opportunity and dreamt of a real job. When his friends Domenico and Fabio decide to rob the Chinese mafia, he can’t help to get involved. But playing the bad guy is no small thing. 

Status: Completed
Italy | 2019 | Drama | 97’

Cast: Libero De Rienzo  (I can quit whenever I want / Santa Maradona) | Andrea Sartoretti  (ACAB / Mission Impossible III)) | Antonia Liskova  (Shelter Me)  

Market Premiere 
The Finch Thief 
By Carlo Luglio

In the Campania countryside, Pasquale Cardinale, an elder ranger, spends his days between alcohol and video poker. To settle the debts he organizes a scam of 200 white pure goldfinches, replacing them with common ones, but it will not end as expected.

Status: Completed
Italy | Black Comedy | 95'

CAST: Nando Paone, Ernesto Mahieux, Gigi de Luca, Viviana Cangiano 
 

C O M P L E T E D    F I L M S

Copperman 
By Eros Puglielli 

The adventure of a man, Anselmo, who lives his childhood dream  and  becomes Copperman despite being "special".
Forrest Gump meets Amelie in a touching fairy tale for everyone.

Italy | 2019 | Adventure, Drama | 99’

Cast: Luca Argentero  (Eat, Pray, Love / Saturn in Opposition) | Gianuca Gobbi (Dogman) | Antonia Truppo (They call me Jeeg)  | Galatea Ranzi   (The Great Beauty) 

Blood Fest
By Owen Egerton

Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda. As festival attendees start dying off, three teenagers - more schooled in horror-film clichés than practical knowledge about neutralizing psycho killers - must band together and battle through various madmen and monstrosities to survive.

USA | 2018 | Horror | 90’

Cast : Zachary Levi (Shazam!/The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) | Robbie Kay (Once Upon a Time/Pirates of the Caribbean) | Seychelle Gabrielle (Falling Skies/Sleepy Hollow) | Tate Donovan (Argo/ 24/ The OC) | Jacob Batalon (Spiderman: Homecoming / Avengers: Infinity War)

Happy Go Lucky
By Stefano Anselmi

Two friends seeking for redemption by opening a vegetarian restaurant until the moment when, to please a culinary critic, they are faced with the need to transform their restaurant in a steakhouse. But Nunzio and Paolo will have no intention to cook animals. Can veggie steaks being peddled for real meat? This will be the start of a spiral of hilarious events.

Italy | 2018 | Comedy | 103’

Cast : Nunzio Fabrizio Rotondo | Paolo Vita | Maurizio Mattioli | Loredana Cannata
 

Friends will be Friends 
By Antonello Grimaldi

It's the story of a journey where the real find is the value of friendship. Three former classmates, one great friendship, and a strange death that takes them on an adventure full of twists, that will change their lives forever. 
Will their friendship be enough for the hit of their lives? The stakes are three million...

Italy | 2018 | Comedy | 80’

Cast : Michele Riondino (The Young Montalbano / Worldly Girl) | Alessandro Roja | Sveva Alviti  (Dalida) | Violante Placido (Ghost Rider / The American) 

Nervermind
By Eros Puglielli

Nevermind is an episodic comedy film. In each episode, we see common characters forced to suffer extremely weird, disturbing and paradoxical situations. These situations sometimes seem incredible but yet ... can happen.

Italy | 2018 | Comedy | 110’ 

CAST: Andrea Sartoretti (ACAB / Mission 
Impossible III) | Giulia Michelini (The Girl by the Lake) | Paolo Sassanelli 

Killer Mosquitos
By Riccardo Paoletti

A group of friends, spending the weekend in an isolated country house, are attacked by a swarm of killer mosquitos that feast on human flesh like piranhas. They soon find out that the only deterrent against these insects is THC, the main active ingredient in Cannabis. Their only hope to survive is to confront them when stoned. With all the possible consequences.             

Italy | 2018 | Creature Horror | 90’
 

Cast: Alessio Lapice (Romolus & Remus - The First King) | Stefano Chiodaroli (The Other Man) | Andrea Scarduzio (Walking Paris / Genius) | Maria Grazia Giannetta (Don Matteo)

Bad Investigate
By Luis Ismael

When Romeu, a corrupt policeman, forces the two guys he has by the balls, Alex and Cid, to deceive FBI agent Sam Folkes, the international bomb is set to explode. Folkes's mission to chase Xavier, a dangerous drug dealer who is seeking revenge for his brother's death, has all it takes to go really wrong.

Portugal | 2018 | Action | 90’
 
Cast: Enrique Arce (La casa de papel) |Luis Ismael | Francisco Menezes | Robson Nunes (Carandiru)

C A T A L O G U E   H I G H L I G H T S

Italian Masters 
Rediscover some of the masterpieces of the Italian directors from the XX century who made a huge impact on worldwide film making, and are still relevant today
 
THE CLOWNS - Federico Fellini (1971) (HD)
THE CONFORMIST - Bernardo Bertolucci (1970) - (4k)
THE VANQUISHED - Michelangelo Antonioni (1953) - (4k)
GENERAL DALLA ROVERE (1959)  (HD) -  YEAR ONE (1974) - Roberto Rossellini
CONVERSATION PIECE (1974) - Luchino Visconti (4k) 

French Showcase

A selection of the best French talents in cinema.
 
LE CHEMIN DES ÉCOLIERS (HD) with Alain Delon
LA CARROSSE D'OR (HD) by Jean Renoir 
THE CONFORMIST  (4K) with Jean Louis Trintignant 
MANON 70  (HD) - with Catherine Deneuve
ADUA AND FRIENDS (4K) - with Simone Signoret 

The Italian Masters of Horror

Join the Italian Fright Club with some of the cult titles that define the genre.
 
NIGHTMARE CITY  (1980) – Umberto Lenzi (HD)
BODY PUZZLE (1982) – Lamberto Bava 
TOUCH OF DEATH (1988) –  Luciano Fulci (HD)
THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH (1965) – Antonio Margheriti  (HD)
THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK (1974) – Francesco Barilli  (HD)
SACRIFICE / MAN FROM DEEP RIVER (1972) – Umberto Lenzi  (HD)
COLD BLOODED BEAST  (1971) – Fernando Di Leo (HD)
FOUR TIMES THAT NIGHT  (1971) – Mario Bava 
NIGHTMARE CONCERT  (1990) – Lucio Fulci (HD)
 

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