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SPARARE ALLE 
ANGURIE

​​​​​by Antonio Donato

20min | UK/Italy | 2023

Federico is on holiday with his father and brother in a summer residence in Sardinia.
Their father, Aurelio, is a severe and overtly masculine man who makes Federico feel anxious and inadequate. When a wealthy German family invites them to dinner, Federico discovers he is not so different from his father.

International Title Shooting Watermelons
Year of production 2023
Length 20'
Country UK/Italy
Shooting Format ProRes 4:3 2.8K: 2880 x 2160, 24fps​
Aspect Ratio 1.25:1
Dialogue English, Italian
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Director Antonio Donato
Producer Patrick James Verlin
Co-Producers Lorenzo Chierici, Anita Contini, Claudia Emily Pau
Executive Producer Olivia Serafini-Sauli
Production Company Courageous Donuts, London Film School, Via 73 Films, Eclettica, Hyperion
Screenwriters Antonio Donato, Paolo Carbone
Cinematographer Sahil Kotwani
Production Designer Anastasiya Mykhaylova
Editors Iacopo Calabrese, Antonio Donato
Assistant Director Federico Fasulo
Sound Recordist Davide Hare
Music Composer Tristan Clarke
Costume Designer & Assistant Makeup Giulia Vismara
Sound Designer Alessio Festuccia​
​Cast Luigi Di Fiore, Luca Lacerenza, Sebastian Balzarolo, Alessandra Sarno

Supported by Sardegna Film Commission

Festival selections
El Gouna Film Festival 2023, Egypt - World Premiere

Director's Statement

I grew up in a culture where men must prove to be good at something, to be better than others, and always to be 'strong'.
​The myth of success, virility and invulnerability have been imposed from one generation to the next.
This film is for all the men who felt good for nothing.
For the men who felt less than others, just
because they were unable or unwilling to dominate. Men who feel punished or judged when they reveal their vulnerability.
But patriarchy crushes us only if we are alone.
Sparare alle Angurie is a quirky film that ironises male emotional repression. The broken relationship between a father and his sons becomes an opportunity to intimately reflect on the absurdities of the patriarchy and explore the environment of 'performance culture' where appearance is paramount.
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