original title:
Prima di andar via
directed by:
cast:
Giorgio Colangeli, Filippo Gili, Michela Martini, Aurora Peres, Vanessa Scalera, Francesca Alunno
screenplay:
Filippo Gili, from his theatre play
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
Francesco Ghisu
costume design:
Biancamaria Gervaso
music:
producer:
production:
country:
Italy
year:
2014
film run:
65'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (11/11/2014)
festivals & awards:
“Tomorrow, I won’t be alive anymore,” Francesco tersely tells his family, gathered for dinner. He has decided to commit suicide because he can’t bear living without his wife, who died three months earlier, and can’t imagine the idea of getting used to the pain. After the initial shock, his parents and his sisters try to make him change his mind. Michele Placido embellishes on the theatrical play written and performed by Filippo Gili, calling attention to a major taboo of our society.