L’ultima settimana di settembre, debut work directed by Gianni De Blasi who wrote it with Pippo Mezzapesa and Antonella W. Gaeta, is based on the novel by Lorenzo Licalzi. It tells the story of Pietro Rinaldi, an elderly writer in decline. Widowed and tired of life, he plans to commit suicide on his birthday. But an unexpected tragedy upsets his intentions. The sudden death of his daughter and son-in-law in a car accident means he becomes responsible for his teenage grandson Mattia. Plot twists and unexpected events will change their destinies forever.
The film was shot in Puglia (Lecce, Nardò, Gallipoli), and is produced by Attilio De Razza and Nicola Picone for Tramp Limited, in association with Passo Uno Cinema and Medusa Film and in collaboration with Prime Video. The film benefitted from a contribution by the Apulia Film Fund of the Apulia Film Commission and Regione Puglia. More than 30 local workers were employed on the production.
L’ultima settimana di settembre, debut work directed by Gianni De Blasi who wrote it with Pippo Mezzapesa and Antonella W. Gaeta, is based on the novel by Lorenzo Licalzi. It tells the story of Pietro Rinaldi, an elderly writer in decline. Widowed and tired of life, he plans to commit suicide on his birthday. But an unexpected tragedy upsets his intentions. The sudden death of his daughter and son-in-law in a car accident means he becomes responsible for his teenage grandson Mattia. Plot twists and unexpected events will change their destinies forever.
The film was shot in Puglia (Lecce, Nardò, Gallipoli), and is produced by Attilio De Razza and Nicola Picone for Tramp Limited, in association with Passo Uno Cinema and Medusa Film and in collaboration with Prime Video. The film benefitted from a contribution by the Apulia Film Fund of the Apulia Film Commission and Regione Puglia. More than 30 local workers were employed on the production.
Tramp Limited
Pietro Rinaldi is an elderly writer in decline. Widowed and tired of life, he plans to commit suicide on his birthday, but an unexpected tragedy upsets his plans. The sudden death of his daughter and son-in-law in a car accident means that he becomes responsible for his teenage grandson Mattia. Grandfather and grandson, who have ignored each other until then, find themselves in a painful and unwanted cohabitation... A journey that will prove fundamental for them, with plot twists and unexpected events that will change their destinies forever.
