Distribution rights for Lidia Montanari and Luigi Parisi's Metropolitan Nightmare (Incubo metropolitano) are being offered for sale by FilmExport Group s.r.l. at the Marché du Film in Cannes. The movie is being screened at the Palais E on Sunday May 21st at 2:00 p.m. and Thursday May 25th at 10:00 a.m. (10:00).
As was previously reported here on ScreenAnarchy, the screenplay for Metropolitan Nightmare was written by Montanari and Parisi, based on a story by Geremia Galloni. The movie stars Luca Di Girolamo, (Geremia) Galloni, Elisabetta Rocchetti, Marco Colonnello, Egle Zamparo, Silvia Sciotti, Francesco Merolli, Sabrina Battiato, Maurizio Giacobetti, and Francesco Lefevre.
Here's a synopsis for Metropolitan Nightmare from FilmExport Group's website: "Through an exasperated, ironic and surreal way of life, this is a story of a few aimless youths, in a city that doesn't recognize their right to a different existence. Testa Di Legno (Luca Di Girolamo) was born in a mental hospital and after 30 years he is sent away. Now this awkward man with his head shaved and only a teddy bear as his friend, encounters a common thief, Armando (Geremia Galloni), a criminal jokester, not without a certain charm, who, between a card game and a robbery, uses violence as his only available weapon to survive. In one way or another he entangles even the sweet Marika (Elisabetta Rocchetti), his naive girlfriend, who has ended up on the street for her love of him. Engaged by Armando's strong personality, Testa will follow him in raids and adventures and become a victim of unpredictable events. Despite everything, between these very different creatures, a close friendship will arise which will give Armando an idea of a better life. Coloured by never-seen-before acting and captivating editing, the ending speeds into a vortex of tension an emotion up till the last moment. Wistful, unpredictable and jam-packed, through highly handling dramatic moments, humor and poetry are not forgotten."
Metropolitan Nightmare trailer (Italian w/ English subtitles; downloadable 1.9 MB WMV file)
Metropolitan Nightmare official subsite (w/ unsubtitled version of the trailer)
FilmExport Group: Metropolitan Nightmare