Italian Film Festival
Welcome to the Italian Film Festival 2011 - New Zealand

2010 Locations and Dates

Auckland
Rialto Cinemas, Newmarket
September 28 - October 16
Bridgeway Cinemas, Northcote Pt
September 29 - October 16
Wellington, Paramount Cinemas
October 12 - October 30
Christchurch, Hollywood Cinema
October 19 - November 2
Dunedin, Rialto Cinemas
October 26 - November 9
Nelson, Suter Theatre
November 2 - November 16
Hawke's Bay, Cinema Gold
November 9 - November 23
Tauranga, Rialto Cinemas
November 16 - November 30

Italian Film



Films 2011 Alfa Romeo Italian Film Festival

Previous Movie The Right Thing La cosa giusta Next Movie

Genre: Drama/Comedy

Language: Italian with English Subtitles

Director: Marco Campogiani

Cast: Ennio Fantastichini, Paolo Briguglia, Ahmed Hafiene

Released: 2009

Duration: 86 Minutes

Rating: M contains offensive language

Distribution: Palace Films

 

 

In Marco Campogiani's touching debut film 'The Right Thing', two mismatched police officers - an idealistic rookie and a hard-bitten veteran - are assigned to tail a Moroccan man who has just been released from jail but is still suspected of having ties with al-Qaeda.

Duccio (the always wonderful Ennio Fantastichini, 'Fortapàsc') is a disillusioned, no-nonsense cop who is unimpressed by having to partner up with young and idealistic Eugene (Paolo Briguglia, 'The Sicilian Girl'). Eugene is an eager newbie who speaks Arabic fluently and is therefore ideal for tailing Khalid (Tunisian actor Ahmed Hafiene).

The pair find themselves increasingly in contact with the life and habits of Khalid and begin to question their instructions - should they be following him or protecting him?

Part crime drama, part commedia all'Italiana, Campogiani's profound film thoughtfully examines the social and political implications of the collapse of the Twin Towers, and how this upheaval amplified the already contentious notion of a "fear of others".

Film Schedule    
     
Auckland Rialto 7, 8, 11, 13 Oct
Auckland Bridgeway 6, 7, 15 Oct
Wellington Paramount 24, 25, 26, 29 Oct
Christchurch Hollywood 28 Oct
  Dunedin Rialto 2, 4, 7 Nov
Nelson Suter 9, 11, 14 Nov
Hawke's Bay Cinema Gold 16, 18, 21 Nov
Tauranga Rialto 22, 25, 28 Nov


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