29° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
FESTA MOBILE: FIGURE NEL PAESAGGIO

SETTE OPERE DI MISERICORDIA

SEVEN ACTS OF MERCY
by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Serio
Year: 2011
Duration: 103'


Luminita, a young illegal immigrant living on the edge of a shanty town, has hatched a plan to get herself out of her predicament. To carry it through she bumps into Antonio, a sick and mysterious old man. The clash between the two of them is unavoidable and harsh, and leads to unforeseeable consequences.  

 

The film revolves around very complex characters, who are in no way labeled as being either good and bad. Antonio and Lumini?a bring to light the anguish of a section of society that is very real, and unavoidably colours everyoneelses lives. They represent different yet contiguous social strata, two different historical periods (the Italy of internal immigration of the 1950s and the current one, that have seen the growth of new forms of slavery and poverty), engaged in events which lead them to join sides almost despite themselves. The title of the film refers to the seven corporal acts of mercy that a Christian, according to the Catholic Church, must embark upon during his or her life. The entire film is dotted with signs that make direct reference to the seven acts involved and underline each time the bond that links the actions of the main characters and the theme of mercy.

Biography

film director

Massimiliano De Serio

Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio (Torino, Italy, 1978) have worked together since 1999, making shorts and documentaries, including Il giorno del santo, Maria Jesus, Mio fratello Yang, Zakaria, Ensi e Shade, Rew e Shade and L’esame di Xhodi. The films have been presented at many international festivals and received several awards, including three Silver Ribbons, the International prize for best film at Oberhausen and Edinburgh and nominations for two David di Donatellos and for the European Academy Award. Since 2007, they have been working as artists at the Guido Costa Projects gallery. Their film Bakroman won the prize for best documentary at the 2010 Torino Film Festival. Sette opera di Misericordia, their first feature fiction film, previewed at Locarno.

 

FILMOGRAFIA

filmografia/filmography

Poche cose (cm, 2001), Il giorno del santo (cm, 2002), Maria Jesus (cm, 2003), Mio fratello Yang (cm, 2004), Zakaria (cm, 2005), Neverending Maria Jesus (cm, 2006), Ensi e Shade (cm, 2006), Rew e Shade (cm, 2006), Raige e Shade (cm, 2006), Tanatologia, 14 maggio 1958 (cm, doc., 2007), L’esame di Xhodi (doc., 2007), Bakroman (doc., 2010), Dialoghi del Lys (mm, 2010), Sette opere di misericordia (2011). 

Gianluca De Serio

Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio (Torino, Italy, 1978) have worked together since 1999, making shorts and documentaries, including Il giorno del santo, Maria Jesus, Mio fratello Yang, Zakaria, Ensi e Shade, Rew e Shade and L’esame di Xhodi. The films have been presented at many international festivals and received several awards, including three Silver Ribbons, the International prize for best film at Oberhausen and Edinburgh and nominations for two David di Donatellos and for the European Academy Award. Since 2007, they have been working as artists at the Guido Costa Projects gallery. Their film Bakroman won the prize for best documentary at the 2010 Torino Film Festival. Sette opera di Misericordia, their first feature fiction film, previewed at Locarno.

FILMOGRAFIA

filmografia/filmography

Poche cose (cm, 2001), Il giorno del santo (cm, 2002), Maria Jesus (cm, 2003), Mio fratello Yang (cm, 2004), Zakaria (cm, 2005), Neverending Maria Jesus (cm, 2006), Ensi e Shade (cm, 2006), Rew e Shade (cm, 2006), Raige e Shade (cm, 2006), Tanatologia, 14 maggio 1958 (cm, doc., 2007), L’esame di Xhodi (doc., 2007), Bakroman (doc., 2010), Dialoghi del Lys (mm, 2010), Sette opere di misericordia (2011). 

Cast

& Credits

regia, sceneggiatura/directors, screenplay

Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Serio

fotografia/cinematography

Piero Basso 

montaggio/film editing

Stefano Cravero

scenografia/production design

Girogio Barullo

costumi/costume design

Carola Fenocchio

musica/music

Plus (Minus&Plus)

suono/sound

Mirko Guerra

interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters

Roberto Herlitzka (Antonio), Olimpia Melinte (Lumini?a), Ignazio Oliva (Max), Stefano Cassetti (Angelo), Cosmin Corniciuc (Adrian)

produttore/producer

Alessandro Borrelli

produzione/production

La Sarraz Pictures

coproduzione/coproduction

Elefant Films

distribuzione/distribution

Cinecittà Luce

vendita all’estero/world sales

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