The Fragile Friend 2018
Walter, 48, after many years of absence, returns home but is tormented by memories and strange visions. In his mind echoes a haunting chant. A thriller on 'homophobia where the ghost of the past returns and upsets this.
Walter, 48, after many years of absence, returns home but is tormented by memories and strange visions. In his mind echoes a haunting chant. A thriller on 'homophobia where the ghost of the past returns and upsets this.
Three stories revolving around 3 elements: the painting, the sofa and the comet. The 3 chapters that compose it are also linked together by these elements that give the entire film a circular structure, just like the sad fate of Sisyphus who was condemned to push a huge stone to the top of a hill.
Nine actors and their driver are taken hostage during a theatrical tour organized for Italian soldiers in countries striven by war. The kidnap has a political motive and soon turns into a reality show without the hostages knowledge. The terrorist are sending a live feed to an Italian TV station which gets broadcast 24 hrs a day, in exchange for proceeds from advertising sales. The hostages are completely isolated, surrounded by woods, by the silence and suddenly find themselves struggling with the violence of the kidnappers, their precarious hygienic conditions and with themselves.
Giulia and Tomas, in a post apocalyptic future, are forced to live far from each other. They can be together only through virtual reality. Hoping for a better world, they play a dangerous virtual game that will change their lives forever.
A young girl witnesses her friend's murder. The killer realizes that he has been seen. A long hunt begins that will last all night, ending in an out of service hotel where the truth of what happened will be revealed.