L'estate amara (Short)

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original title:

L'estate amara

directed by:

Gaetano Di Gaetano

cast:

Franz Cantalupo, Filippo Cangeri, Elisa Di Dio

screenplay:

Gaetano Di Gaetano

cinematography:

Nunzio Gringeri

editing:

Davide Michelangeli

set design:

Luca Manuli

music:

Luigi Casabona

producer:

Gaetano Di Gaetano

production:

Solaris, with the support of Regione Sicilia

distribution:

Premiere Film [Italy]

world sales:

Premiere Film [Italy]

country:

Italy

year:

2025

film run:

13'15"

format:

colour

release date:

13/10/2025

festivals & awards:

Ischia Global Film festival 2025
Giffoni Macedonia: fuori concorso 2025
Costiblea Film festival 2025: Premio Costiblea giovane cinema miglior cortometraggio
Pettineo short Movie fest 2025
Maazeni film festival 2025
Ardea film festival 2025
Corto di sera 2025
Chiaro oscuro film festival 2025
Basilicata film festival 2025
Piff Pinerolo film festival 2025
Corto Dino 2025
Festival internazionale del cinema dei castelli romani - Croffi 2025

In the Sicilian hinterland of 2006, twelve-year-old Corrado finds himself dealing with his grandmother's illness: between his mother's unshakeable faith and his father's cynicism, the boy wonders if God can really work miracles.

L'estate amara (Short)

by Gaetano Di Gaetano