Project Detail

Camille E Mariuccia

Synopsis

Piero, an intrusive old man, knocks on his young neighbour's door: he needs to go to a police station, by a river, a good way away. Reluctantly, Elio agrees to drive him, but takes someone else with him on the trip: Layla, his ex-girlfriend's ferret! During the trip, these two men help each other to accept the loss of their women, not without misunderstandings and funny moments.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
24 mins
Format
S.16mm Col.
Director
Samuele Romano
Producer
The London Film School
Co-Producer
The London Film School
Editor
Marco Battiloro
Screenwriter
Samuele Romano
Director of Photography
Robert Wilton
Sound
Marco Oriunto, Fabrizio Cabitza
Composer
Roby Meola
Principal cast
Maurizio Tabani, Umberto Terruso, Munir Romdhani, Pino Ricci, Alessandro Mucci

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7240 0161

Sales Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7240 0161

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