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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1995 - 29 July.5 August

Sections & Films

BAD BOY

Category: Edition 1995

Synopsis
A mother who has many lovers lives alone with her only child who feels resentful towards her.The brat,Martin, thinks that his father is a Tuareg and he dreams his childhood away while thinking of his hero. Of course,it's not true.The man left home a long time ago.After an incident with his mates, Martin runs away ,hoping to get to Africa to join his dad/hero. His adventure comes to a sudden end and he must go home.Humiliated, he accepts to leave for a holiday camp where he pushes another boy into a gully. Back home again,he is confronted with his mom's latest lover, Pippo. The boy is jealous of him, but the mother's new partner knows how to handle the situation. She reveals the truth about the dad , and this is, at last,the mother and child reunion.

Original Title Sale Gosse
Italian Title Una sporca bugia
Category Official Competition
Section Competition
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 90'
Production Year 1995
Nationality France
Directed by Claude Mouriéras
Screenplay Claude Mouriéras
Main cast Anouk Grinberg, Alberto Gimignani, Philippe Madala

 regista claude mourierasCLAUDE MOURIÉRAS

Claude Mouriéras (born 27 September 1953) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films since 1989. His film Dis-moi que je rêve was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.