L’ESTATE DI MARTINO
Year: 2010
Lenght: 90’
Genre: DRAMMATICO
Director: MASSIMO NATALE
Production: MARIO MAZZAROTTO, LINDA VIANELLO, INTHELFILM

SYNOPSIS

A fantasy film, where the dream of a peaceful world could become reality. The summer of 1980 is a summer of blood, marked by the tragedy of Ustica on 27 June and the attack in the Bologna station on 2 August: tragic episodes that are the background to the story of Martino (Luigi Ciardo) and his relationship with Captain Clark (Treat Williams), an American soldier, and Silvia (Matilde Maggio) his brother’s girlfriend. Parallel but closely related relationships that run and grow on the edge of the surf. Martino will abandon his shell and know how to conquer the waves and love, the captain will succeed in defeating the ghosts of his past and Silvia at the end of the holidays will be able to go back home. Theater of Action is a beautiful beach, whose access is forbidden because under the control of NATO. The story of this friendship is intertwined with the tale of “Dragut”, a prince who has challenged the sea for love: he will have to go beyond the rainbow, in the depths of the sea, and find a magic jar. If he succeeds, the world will no longer know the pain of violent deaths.

CAST
TREAT WILLIAMS, PIETRO MASOTTI, LUIGI CIARDO
Awards and Recognitions

Los Angeles – Italia 2016
Cinema Italy – Miami/Atlanta/San Juan Italian Film Festival 2012
Festival International du Film d’amour de Mons 2012: Compétition du Meilleur Premier Film Européen
Journées du Cinéma Italien – Nizza 2012: En Compétition
NICE New italian Cinema Events Festival – USA 2012: Official Selection
Nuova Zelanda Italian Film festival 2012
Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2011
Les rencontres du cinéma italien à Toulouse 2011: Panorama
Zlin Film Festival 2011: International Competition of Full-length European First Films
Festa del Cinema di Roma 2010: Alice nella Città, Concorso

L'estate di Martino (2010) 90min | Drama | 15 November 2010 (Italy) Summary: The story takes place in the summer of 1980 in Brindisi, Italy. Martino is a young man whose father isn't giving him enough attention. His older brother and his friends, including Silvia, a... See full summary »
Countries: ItalyLanguages: Italian