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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 2000 - 15.22 July

Sections & Films

THE CHILD WITH THE GUN

Category: Edition 2000

Synopsis
Totuccio, a seven-year-old boy whose father was murdered by the Mafia, is told by his grandfather to revenge his death. The old man gives him a gun and tells him to kill his father’s assassin as soon as he is old enough. The boy, who just wants to be like other children, invents a little trick to avoid the absurd heritage.

Original Title Il bambino con la pistola
Italian Title Il bambino con la pistola
Category Out of competition
Section Preludes
Tipology Short Film
Nationality Italy
Directed by Federico Cagnoni, Monica Zapelli
Screenplay Monica Zapelli
Main cast Claudia Botticelli, Fabio Camilli, Mario Donatone
 regista federico cagnoniFEDERICO CAGNONI

 regista monica zapelliMONICA ZAPELLI

She was born in Pavia, she grew up in Milan and lives in Rome. She graduated in Philosophy and works as a screenwriter. Among his films, I cento passi, awarded in Venice.