original title:
L'IMBALSAMATORE
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presented by:
Domenico Procacci
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country:
Italy
year:
2002
film run:
101'
format:
colour
release date:
06/09/2002
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Peppino is a fifty-year-old dwarf and one of the best EMBALMERS in the world. So good at his job that the Camorra employs him to fill dead bodies with drugs. Peppino never had much luck in the love stakes. He is gay and falls in love with Valerio, a gorgeous 20-year-old boy. Valerio is fed up with his life and sees a lifeline in Peppino. The older man hires Valerio and starts seducing the boy. Peppino may be physically deformed but he has a good and gentle heart. He is very cultured, socially prominent, and rich. Peppino takes on the role of a father figure to Valerio. The only problem is that Peppino is head over heels in love with Valerio and that makes him vulnerable