Under the Sicilian sunlight, Oscar collects scrap metal with his father. At the other end of town, Stanley, a Nigerian refugee, tidies the church, picks fruit, and herds sheep––anything to survive. Both share a desire for a better life, and a feeling of having been thrown to the world, enduring the choices made by others. They meet, in a cathartic encounter that is as intensely moving as it is fleeting. The film's stunning cinematography reveals the harsh realities they face, and their hope that survives against the odds, where little else does.
- Year2020
- Runtime80 minutes
- CountrySwitzerland, Italy
- PremiereNorth American Premiere
- DirectorMichele Pennetta
- ScreenwriterMichele Pennetta, Arthur Bruger, Pietro Passarini
- ProducerClose Up Film - Joëlle Bertossa
- Co-ProducerKino Produzioni - Giovanni Pompili
- CinematographerPaolo Ferrari
- EditorDamian Plandolit
- Sound DesignRiccardo Studer
Under the Sicilian sunlight, Oscar collects scrap metal with his father. At the other end of town, Stanley, a Nigerian refugee, tidies the church, picks fruit, and herds sheep––anything to survive. Both share a desire for a better life, and a feeling of having been thrown to the world, enduring the choices made by others. They meet, in a cathartic encounter that is as intensely moving as it is fleeting. The film's stunning cinematography reveals the harsh realities they face, and their hope that survives against the odds, where little else does.
- Year2020
- Runtime80 minutes
- CountrySwitzerland, Italy
- PremiereNorth American Premiere
- DirectorMichele Pennetta
- ScreenwriterMichele Pennetta, Arthur Bruger, Pietro Passarini
- ProducerClose Up Film - Joëlle Bertossa
- Co-ProducerKino Produzioni - Giovanni Pompili
- CinematographerPaolo Ferrari
- EditorDamian Plandolit
- Sound DesignRiccardo Studer