Constructed like a breathless race, Davide Angiuli's debut feature, Cattiva Strada, immerses the viewer in a feverish, vibrant suburban Bari, where the asphalt is a metaphor for a generation searching for identity. A film that explores the universal need to avoid loneliness, recounting the compromises we make in order to belong to something or someone.
The film is a coming-of-age tale about the delicate development of 17-year-old Donato, burdened by family responsibilities and at a crucial turning point: will he embrace a life of crime or try to build a different future, searching for a sense of belonging in a city, both cage and refuge, that seems to reject him. The film is an intimate, raw portrait of a generation seeking redemption, caught between family bonds and the lure of crime, in a real, harsh, profoundly human Bari.
An intense coming-of-age story where a sense of belonging accompanies the protagonists' destiny and choices.
Constructed like a breathless race, Davide Angiuli's debut feature, Cattiva Strada, immerses the viewer in a feverish, vibrant suburban Bari, where the asphalt is a metaphor for a generation searching for identity. A film that explores the universal need to avoid loneliness, recounting the compromises we make in order to belong to something or someone.
The film is a coming-of-age tale about the delicate development of 17-year-old Donato, burdened by family responsibilities and at a crucial turning point: will he embrace a life of crime or try to build a different future, searching for a sense of belonging in a city, both cage and refuge, that seems to reject him. The film is an intimate, raw portrait of a generation seeking redemption, caught between family bonds and the lure of crime, in a real, harsh, profoundly human Bari.
An intense coming-of-age story where a sense of belonging accompanies the protagonists' destiny and choices.
Almost 18 years of age, Donato is burdened by family responsibilities and at a crucial turning point: he can opt for a life of crime or try to build a different future, all the while searching for a sense of belonging in a city, both cage and refuge, that seems to reject him. The film is an intimate, raw portrait of a generation seeking redemption, caught between family bonds and the lure of crime, in a real, harsh, profoundly human Bari.
