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TIGERS

LE TIGRI

An enthralling drama about the considerable cost of excellence in a world where everything, and everyone, has a price tag, Tigers delves into the dark side of professional football in Italy.

Martin (a scalding Erik Enge) is one of the most promising football talents Sweden has ever seen. At sixteen, his lifelong dream comes true when he is bought by one of Italy’s most prestigious clubs, FC Inter Milan. As he adjusts to his new reality, Martin learns his dream comes at a high price in terms of sacrifice, pressure and loneliness, and soon he begins to question the allure of the life he yearned for.

With a unique perspective, writer-director Ronnie Sandahl (screenwriter of Borg Vs. McEnroe) tells the true story of 16-year-old prodigy Martin Bengtsson, adapted from the player’s autobiography “In the Shadow of San Siro”.

Taking us inside the gilded cage inhabited by top tier players, Tigers is a rollercoaster ride through a cutthroat world where athletes are treated like tradable commodities.

“A compelling look at the dark side of sports glory.” Lifegate

DRAMA ITALY, SWEDEN, DENMARK

2020 | 116 MIN | M

Swedish and Italian with English subtitles, English

CAST

Erik Enge, Maurizio Lombardi, Alfred Enoch, Frida Gustavsson

WINNER Rome Film Fest - Alice in the City 2020 - Best Emerging International Actor, Best Emerging Italian Actor

WINNER Göteborg Film Festival 2021 Best Nordic Film, Best Acting

WINNER Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2020 Youth Jury Prize

WINNER Busan International Film Festival 2020 - Best Film

NOMINATED Rome Film Fest 2020 - Best Film

DIRECTOR: RONNIE SANDAHL

Ronnie Sandahl is a screenwriter, director, and novelist with a background in journalism. After two acclaimed short films as a writer-director, Sandahl’s feature directorial debut Underdog (2014) was honoured with a dozen prestigious awards on the festival circuit. Best known for his screenplay Borg Vs. McEnroe (2017), the opening film at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017, Tigers marks the second installment in Sandahl’s sports trilogy, where psychology meets the world of professional sports.

WHEN MUM IS AWAY...WITH THE FAMILY

10 GIORNI CON BABBO NATALE

An entertaining Christmas-themed sequel to the 2019 Festival hit 10 Days Without Mamma, the misadventures of the Rovelli family are back in When Mum is Away...with the Family.

Carlo (Fabio De Luigi) and Giulia (Valentina Lodovini) are grappling with the division of their respective tasks within the family. Since Giulia has started working again, it is Carlo who takes care of the children and the household chores. Just as he decides to look for a job, Giulia reveals that she is up for a promotion that involves a move to Sweden. As if that weren’t enough, she will have to take the interview on Christmas Eve in Stockholm.

What should they do? Carlo comes up with a brilliant idea... Bring out the old campervan and drag the family on an adventurous journey to the North to spend Christmas together. But this road trip will not go as planned, as unexpected events along the way and a hilarious encounter with a self-styled Santa Claus (Diego Abatantuono) make the trip unforgettable.

“A classic Italian comedy.” L’occhio del cineasta

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

COMEDY, FAMILY | ITALY 2020 | 100 MIN | ALL AGES

Italian with English subtitles

CAST

Fabio De Luigi, Valentina Lodovini, Diego Abatantuono, Angelica Elli

WINNER Nastro d’Argento 2021, Best Actress in a Comedy (Valentina Lodovini)

DIRECTOR: ALESSANDRO GENOVESI

Born in Milan, actor/director Genovesi’s breakout came in 2007 with the play Happy Family, which he wrote and directed. He made his film directorial debut in 2011 with The Worst Week of My Life, which was a box-office hit and had a sequel in 2013. He has had further success with hit comedies Soap Opera (IFF15), My Big Gay Italian Wedding (IFF18) and 10 Days Without Mamma (IFF19).