A mother remembers with rage and desperation the death of her son,
killed a few days earlier by some fascists of that neighbourhood. And we
are back on March 23rd, 2003, the last day spent with Davide Cesare
(Dax:) a sunny morning, his chums hold his coffin, the funeral follows
the rhythm of the church bells and the sounds of his beloved group,
Banda Bassotti. And then, in the afternoon, with Davide still in our
heart, another rite through the streets of Milan: an anti-fascism
demonstration against the ones who have killed our friend and against
the powerful people who cause wars. It is a moment of catharsis, the
loss that can only elaborated with fire, putting Supremacy symbolically
to death until the camera, left unwillingly on in its case, only shows a
black drape and the last slogans.
"A chum I' didn't know has been killed, his friends brutally beaten up.
This were the news. I had to hurry to film, live, the painful hours and
the rebellion, trying to see, listen and feel as much as possible [...].
It's a very strong reality, almost too dramatic to be filmed because you
ask yourself if it is fair to film it. I ran this risk and I'd be very
happy if Dax, as many other killed ones, would stay together with us
until the end of the screening" (A. Pastor).
Biography
film director
Andrea Pastor
Andrea Pastor was born in Bordighera, Imperia, in 1957. He is copy editor of the magazine "FilmCritica" and author of several essays. He teaches Theory and Technique of Cinematographic Language at Florence University. He has made several short films and, as "militant" video maker, since years he is filming some of the main "antagonist" demonstrations that will all be edited in a long long feature film.
FILMOGRAFIA
Senza trucco (cm, 1993), Trucco (cm, 1994), Di-stacco (cm, 1995), Piazza Carlo Giuliani, ragazzo (cm, 2001), Ritorno a Genova (mm, 2002), Con Dax nel cuore (2003).
Cast
& Credits
Montaggio/Film editor: Federico Cavallini, Andrea Pastor
Produzione/Production: Andrea Pastor