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The building site (Ampio appartamento in palazzo di pregio)

The building site (Ampio appartamento in palazzo di pregio)

original title:

Ampio appartamento in palazzo di pregio

directed by:

Tiziano Locci, Tito Puglielli

screenplay:

Tiziano Locci, Tito Puglielli

cinematography:

Tiziano Locci, Tito Puglielli

editing:

Piero Lassandro

music:

Pietro Elia Barcellona, Gianni Gebbia

producer:

Michele Cinque, Malou Visco Comandini

production:

Lazy Film, with the support of Sicilia Film Commission

country:

Italy

year:

2026

film run:

63'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (02/03/2026)

In the heart of Palermo stands a crumbling royal palace, home to artists and craftsmen, fallen nobles and students, ghosts and rats. But now this humanity is forced to leave: the building has been bought by a group of investors. One by one, the apartments are emptied of people and their memories, amid solitary resignation and attempts to resist.