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Pentaclub (2023)

Pentaclub poster
Directed by
Roberto Strazzarino
Genre
drama, adventure
Country
Italy
Runtime
26 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short film set in 1968 about a group of friends on the cusp of adulthood. It follows small acts of rebellion that mark the end of childhood and the start of growing up.

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What happens

Pentaclub è un cortometraggio del 2023 diretto e prodotto da Roberto Strazzarino. Il film, ambientato nel 1968, racconta una storia di formazione, d’avventura, d’amicizia e di piccoli grandi atti di ribellione che segnano la fine dell'infanzia e l’inizio dell'età matura. Il film ha ricevuto molti riconoscimenti tra i quali Miglior Cortometraggio al Montecatini International Short Film Festival del 2023 nonché Best Original Story of the Year e Best Children Short of the Year al Independent Shorts Awards 2024 (Los Angeles, USA), Best First Time Filmmaker of a Short al Beyond Hollywood International Film Festival 2024 (Los Angeles, USA), Best Director al Festival of Cinema NYC 2024 e Gran Premio della Giuria al SydFest Independent Film Festival 2024 (Sydney - Australia). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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