original title:
Santa maledizione
directed by:
screenplay:
Tommaso Paris, Cataldo Picciarelli
cinematography:
Tommaso Paris, Giacomo Scoditti
editing:
Giovanni Pascali
music:
Nicola Pergolini
production:
distribution:
world sales:
country:
Italy
year:
2024
film run:
12'
format:
b/w
status:
Ready (01/08/2024)
festivals & awards:
In April 2022, fate bestowed upon Taranto an incredible convergence of events over three profoundly intense days. The resumption of the Rites of Holy Week, following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, coincided with the long-awaited return of the "Derby di Puglia" between Taranto and Bari after a 29-year absence. In 1970, Pasolini famously proclaimed that soccer is the last sacred representation of our time; fifty years later, soccer and religion intertwine, blending the sacred and the profane in a quest for a genuine synthesis of traditions within the heart of the city.