Don Gino
Durante una visita a la madre de su prometido, una mujer debe combatir una misteriosa y perversa maldición que intenta apoderarse de su hija.
A principal and teacher conspire to protect their students from an invisible predator lurking inside their school. Based on a true story.
il padre confessore
Norte de Italia, siglo XVII. En un monasterio, una monja acusada de brujería seduce a un joven confesor quien se niega a ceder a la ardiente tentación. Una lucha de deseos, ilusiones y mentiras que se arrastrarán de forma inesperada hasta la actualidad…
Antonio Tallura
En un pequeño pueblo de la región de Calabria, los hermanos Carbone llevan años viviendo del lucrativo negocio familiar: el tráfico de drogas. Eran hijos de pastores, pero ahora forman parte de la familia criminal calabresa del entorno de la ‘Ndrangheta. Luciano, el mayor, alejado del resto de la familia, intenta mantenerse al margen hasta que su conflictivo hijo Leo empieza a acercarse a su carismático tío Luigi y sus turbios negocios. Cuando Leo pierde el control una noche, los tres hermanos se ven forzados a unirse de nuevo para defender el honor y las vidas de la familia.
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Set in the bleak underworld of the Hungarian and Italian human trafficking business, the story follows Nora, a young girl taken from an orphanage in Budapest to be sold on the streets of Italy as a prostitute. It becomes a violent race against time, as the authorities fail to track her down, Nora is taken on a nightmarish journey of fear and betrayal. Soon becoming live bate caught in the midst of two warring Mafia families. Her mysterious "transporter" may become her only friend and her only way out.
A robbery planned by two Arabs. A player, a waiter and an alcoholic woman find themselves racing against time, dealing with daily routine and everything around it. With no room to breathe, the tension keeps rising ,as their stories unfold it brings them closer and they get acquainted. Karim, the young Arab boy who commits the robbery out of sheer hardship, is befriended by Gianni who is a great support and makes him feel less lonely. Irene, the alcoholic woman is convinced that Gianni is the son her husband took away from her years ago. Last but not least is Betty, the young transexual who lets herself get dragged into the underworld, all in the name of love.
Inquisitore
Michelle Caravaggio es un niño obstinado y valiente, con un talento especial para la pintura que es obligado a trabajar desde muy joven para mantener a su hermano pequeño y ayudar a su madre. El padre hace tiempo que murió. Por fin liberado de la obligación de pagar los estudios de su hermano se tralada a Roma con la intención de ser el artista más grande de todos los tiempos. Pero el tratamiento que hace de la pintura se opone a las técnicas del momento. Incomprendido, vaga por las calles y cae enfermo, incluso tiene problemas con la ley hasta que es apadrinado por el Cardenal del Monte. (FILMAFFINITY)
London-based Italian Antonio bets on everything, from the lottery to horses and soccer matches without ever winning or losing the hope of winning; so convinced that his luck is going to turn that his betting companions have started to call him "Win tomorrow". One day Antonio notices that he's being followed by a suspicious looking stranger, well - dressed and obviously rich. This happens frequently, causing Antonio to become very concerned. Alarmed, he tells wife and gambling companions about the situation, but they all just make fun of him, convincing him he's the victim of his imagination.
Ispettore Oneto
Set in Milan, where people's lives are invisibly lead by money in its different shapes: too much, too little, stolen, earned, visible and even impalpable. The money flows from one story to the next, from one person to the other, becoming the engine of the film.Everything moves around two antagonist characters: Ugo and Rita. Ugo is a banker involved in a not really clean business. Rita, the Finance Police officer, is a strong and obstinate woman in charge of capturing Ugo. Other characters wander around them, with their weaknesses and fragility, their goodness, their evil and their contradictions. Characters meet, clash, love and hate each other, their lust for money becomes intense feelings.
A Donatello award nominated short feature.
Nibbio
Loose adaptation of Italy's national epic, Alessandro Manzoni's “The Betrothed”. In war-torn 17th century Italy, shady feudal lord Don Rodrigo eyes young and beautiful Lucia, who loves—and is reciprocated by—commoner Renzo. The two lovers plan to marry in secret, but Rodrigo discovers it and they are forced to flee their village, becoming separated and each facing many dangers, includine the Plague.
In Sicily, in a time not yet forgotten, in the heart of a small secluded town populated by cicadas, ticks and venomous snakes, that which made a man a real man was not riches or power, but his honor. He had to defend his dignity against insults and village gossip. It took little to stoke the fire once lit, and no one was immune. One of the worst humiliations a man can suffer was to have an adulterous wife. A man so disgraced would bear the mark of shame, with all eyes of the community upon him. It was said that "his horns were sticking out" for all to see.
Policeman
Nearing death, videogame genius Leone Stella holds a contest to find an heir: all the people named like him will compete in a live-streamed reenactment of his most famous endeavors, and the winner will inherit his billionaire fortune.
Arienzo
An intriguing look at a sinister web of power,linking politics and the mafia in modern day Italy.
Un famoso escritor que no ha publicado nada en mucho tiempo es detenido por la policía en una noche tormentosa. Sin identificación y con lagunas de memoria, el escritor es sometido a un duro interrogatorio por un inspector que, pese a todo, es un gran admirador de su obra.
Aldo
Inspirado por las historias de prosperidad de turcos en Suiza, Haydar convence a su mujer para emigrar de forma ilegal a Suiza. Venden sus pertenencias y un pequeño terreno a cambio de un pasaje, y emprenden viaje junto a uno de sus hijos, dejando a los otros seis en Turquía al cuidado de los abuelos. En el transcurso del viaje tendrán que enfrentarse a todo tipo de humillaciones y a la discriminación por su origen.