GOLDEN RULE

Ettore is a young soldier in the Italian army victim of a kidnap in Siria. After his release and return to Italy, he finds his country in a frenzy for his misadventures. All he wants to do is forget and disappear but everyone considers him a national hero and the army chiefs force him to show his public persona to the media during the Taormina festival, a big popular event that is going to start in three days. From that moment Ettore is in charge of Simone, a TV author who will drive Ettore to the city of the festival and set him for the stage. On that stage Ettore will have his moment of fame, his minutes of popularity, which could possibly give a sense to his previous tragic experiences.

Director

Alessandro Lunardelli

Cast

Edoardo Pesce
Simone Liberati
Barbora Bobulova
Hadas Yaron
Rita Hayek
Luis Gnecco
Francesca Antonelli
Andrea Pennacchi
Amine Ennaji
Hamza Kadri
Azzurra Martino
Maria Disegna

Producer

Rita Rognoni

Executive producer

Rita Rognoni

Production

Pupkin Production
Oplon Film
Rai Cinema
con il contributo del MiBACT
Film Pixel Production Company
Digital F.P.S.
con il sostegno di Regione Lazio

Distribution

01 Distribution [Italia]

Year

2018

Release date

2020

Awards and Festival

  • Taormina Film Fest 2020: Filmmaker in Sicilia
  • Phoenix film festival 2020: competition
  • Festival del Cinema di Porretta Terme 2020: Premio del Pubblico