30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon

The Properties of Metals (2023) 12

Italy | 2023 | 93 min.

1970’s Italy in a small village in the mountains. Pietro, is being raised by his widower father, a surly man with money problems. He begins to manifest mysterious gifts; he can bend metal simply by touching it. An American scientist starts studying him and this leads the child towards an invisible world where the unquestionable laws of physics collide with the deepest human desires.

CountryItaly
Year2023
Duration93 min
Rating12
LanguageItalian
SubtitleCzech, English
Directed by Antonio Bigini
Screenplay Antonio Bigini
Director of Photography Andrea Vaccari
Music Simonluca Laitempergher
Edited by Ilaria Fraioli
Contact True Colours

Biography

Italian director and screenwriter. He graduated in Communication Studies at the University of Bologna. He’s been a screenwriter and curated a film history exhibition. From documentaries he went to live-acted films. His debut feature is The Properties of Metal (Le proprietà dei metalli, 2023).

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