Country: Italy
Year: 2004
Duration: 70'
While Sao Paolo celebrates the election victory of Lula, motoboy
Ratinho loses his only means of survival. Chaotic traffic and growing
unemployment have transformed the job of delivering mail with mopeds
into one of the most popular occupations among young people: only in the
city of Sao Paolo there are more than 300.000 motoboys. Every day, at
least two of them have an accident, leaving on a grey road, the dream of
a better future. People think they are stealers, drug addicts, killers.
The story of Ratinho, age 23, develops through the testimonies of other
motoboys and becomes dreams, fears, dramas and hopes of all.
"In a very quick editing and in a continuous change of angle of
observation and point of view we watch the motoboys faces and voices
alternating with people of the 'other side of the road.' For all them
the motorcycle is not only a job but everything, their way of living,
their hope of a better life." (C. Meneghetti, E. Pandimiglio)
Biography
film director
Elisabetta Pandimiglio
Elisabetta Pandimiglio, born in Rome, is a writer and author of theatre plays. She is film and TV Director. She has been working for European Community, Rome City Council and Lazio region, making a series of documentaries on women and social difficulties. In 2001 she published the book Ilia di notte.
FILMOGRAFIA
Riso, fagioli e pastasciutta (1993), No Limite do Tempo (1994), Sotterranei (1995), Punti di vista (cm, 1996), Interferenze (1998), Blue, Blu (cm, 2000), Senza terra (2001), A sud del sud (cm, 2001), Zappaterra (cm, 2002), Cachorro Louco (cm, 2002), Cani rabbiosi (cm, 2004), Motoboy (doc, 2004).
César Meneghetti
César Meneghetti (Sao Paolo, 1969) graduates in Visual Communication at Sao Paolo University and in Mixed Medias at City of London Polytechnic. He has obtained a diploma at CSC in Rome. Painter and video artist, he works as author, editor, Director of films, commercials and TV.
FILMOGRAFIA
Riso, fagioli e pastasciutta (1993), No Limite do Tempo (1994), Sotterranei (1995), Punti di vista (cm, 1996), Interferenze (1998), Blue, Blu (cm, 2000), Senza terra (2001), A sud del sud (cm, 2001), Zappaterra (cm, 2002), Cachorro Louco (cm, 2002), Cani rabbiosi (cm, 2004), Motoboy (doc, 2004).