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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2016 - 15.24 July

Sections & Films

ONE KISS

Category: Edition 2016

Synopsis
Lorenzo, Blu and Antonio have many things in common: they are sixteen, go to the same school in a small unassuming town of Northeastern Italy and have a family that loves them. Furthermore they all end up being isolated by their peers even though for different reasons. Nonetheless their friendship helps them resist until attraction and the fear of being judged by others catches them unawares.Un Bacio/One Kiss is a film about adolescence, first times, the pursuit of happiness. but also about bullying and homophobia. The models and patterns that prevent, first and foremost kids, but all of us from being happy, finding their own personal, peculiar happiness.

Original Title Un Bacio
Italian Title Un Bacio
Category Out of competition
Section Masterclass
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 101'
Production Year 2016
Nationality Italy
Directed by Ivan Cotroneo
Screenplay Ivan Cotroneo, Monica Rametta
Director of photography Luca Bigazzi
Editor Ilaria Fraioli A.M.C.
Production Design Ivana Gargiulo
Costume Design Rossano Marchi
Main cast Rima Grillo Ritzberger
Valentina Romani
Leonardo Pazzagli

un bacio regIvan Cotroneo
Ivan has written screenplays forFerzan Ozpetek, Maria Sole Tognazzi, Luca Guadagnino, Renato De Maria, Riccardo Milani. He has also written and created various TV series like Tutti pazzi per amore, Una grande famiglia, È arrivata la felicità, and tv shows like L’OTTAVO NANO, B.R.A., PARLA CON ME. He is a very well known writer and has written novels such as: Cronaca di un disamore, La kryptonite nella borsa, Un bacio. His first directing experience is the film Kryptonite in Her Bag, which starred Valeria Golino, Luca Zingaretti, Fabrizio Gifuni and was presented at the Festival 2011 Roma international Film Festival. The film was followed by the web and tv series IMPERFECT MOM, produced by Indigo Film and 21, the company Ivan founded in 2011. ONE KISS is his third directing experience.

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