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Great expectations (Grandi speranze)

Great expectations (Grandi speranze)

original title:

Grandi speranze

directed by:

Mattia Capone, Alessandro Garelli, Bruno Ugioli

cast:

Michele Bianco, Giacomo Rattalino, Anna Rattalino, Livio Genesio, Irene Avateneo, Pepos, Pino

screenplay:

Mattia Capone, Alessandro Garelli, Bruno Ugioli

cinematography:

Mattia Capone, Alessandro Garelli, Bruno Ugioli

editing:

Mattia Capone, Alessandro Garelli, Bruno Ugioli

producer:

Mattia Capone, Alessandro Garelli, Bruno Ugioli

distribution:

ShortsFit [Italy]

world sales:

ShortsFit [Italy]

country:

Italy

year:

2025

film run:

10'

format:

2K/DCP - colour

status:

Ready (30/08/2025)

festivals & awards:

  • Piemonte Documenteur Film Festival 2025: Premio della giuria, Premio del Pubblico, Premio Distribuzione

To help his grandmother climb a hill, Mayor Massimo Rampanti decides to build a chairlift. But his ambition spirals out of control. In Monforte, a small village in the Langhe, a fever for "grand projects" breaks out. A hilarious mockumentary on the megalomania that infects Italian politics.