original title:
Due con
directed by:
cast:
Giuseppe Abbagnale, Carmine Abbagnale, Peppino Di Capua
music:
producer:
production:
Solaria Film, Peacock Film, Rai Documentari, supported by Ministero della Cultura, RSI - Radiotelevisione svizzera
country:
Italy / Switzerland
year:
2022
film run:
52'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (01/09/2022)
festivals & awards:
“Abbagnale brothers: the legend of rowing” tells the life and successes of Giuseppe and Carmine Abbagnale, multiple world and Olympic rowing champions and Italian heroes between the 80s and 90s.
The brothers, born on the outskirts of Pompeii and trained by their uncle, divided between hard work and study, tell for the first time in a documentary, the story of their incredible international successes, through unpublished repertoire, testimonies of enthusiastic fans, journalists and historical opponents. An exciting story of victories achieved with passion, ethics and sacrifice. An exciting journey into a legendary past of Italian sport at the end of the The Short Twentieth Century.