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"Two boys, an unexpected love and the emptiness that attracts them"

2023

1h 52m

6.0(3 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Giorgio and Marco come from two different worlds: the first is the son of an accomplished lawyer, the second is the son of a farmer. Both guys fight to emancipate themselves from the outskirts of a southern city. They dream of an overwhelming love and, above all, for different reasons, they are burning with the desire to emerge. The force that attracted them, it will force them to fight to be together. The "Empty" that pushes them towards each other will bring Giorgio and Marco chasing each other, walking on the balance of the emptiness that attracts them: two boys and an unexpected love.

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Production Companies

Calabria Film Commission

MiC

Ciakalabria

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Gianluca Galati

Gianluca Galati

Giorgio

Kevin Di Sole

Kevin Di Sole

Marco

Paola Lavini

Paola Lavini

Paola

Valentina Persia

Valentina Persia

Maria

Costantino Comito

Costantino Comito

Benito

Mariana Lancellotti

Mariana Lancellotti

Anna

Maria Maddalena Ascione

Aurora

Antonio di Turi

Lucio

Tommaso Perri

Domenico

Francesca Pecora

Francesca

Creative team

Directed by: Giovanni Carpanzano
Written by: Alessio Petrolino
Giovanni Carpanzano
Produced by: Luca Marino
Davide Marino

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