A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 15, 2023
Original Title:
Toska
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Barba Films
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
IT: T
Runtime: 13
Flavio, immersed in the sadness of nostalgia and regret, faces his daily loneliness, seeking solace in the solitary ritual of smoking a cigarette. Each puff becomes a journey back in time, an immersion in a parallel dimension that brings to light the moments shared with Alberto. The warmth of those hugs, the echo of shared laughter and the tears that bathed their cheeks become present, as if they had just happened. Every blurry image that surfaces, every fleeting glance that materializes and every whispered word that resonates reveal the fragile nature of human balance and the profound gravity of the choices that shaped their relationship. But in that very smoke lies a strange consolation, a sense of acceptance that begins to germinate in his heart. He accepts the end of the relationship, with all its painful consequences, and launches himself into a new future, leaving behind what has been and opening his arms to the unknown that awaits him.
Assistant Director:
Jacopo Fogolari
Boom Operator:
Pietro Montesi
Camera Operator:
Andrea Falzone
Casting:
Tommaso Barba
Costume Design:
Jacopo Fogolari
Filippo Vespucci
Director:
Tommaso Barba
Director of Photography:
Valerio Baldari
Editor:
Valerio Baldari
Electrician:
Valerio Baldari
Andrea Falzone
Executive Producer:
Tommaso Barba
Music Supervisor:
Valerio Baldari
Producer:
Tommaso Barba
Production Coordinator:
Tommaso Barba
Production Design:
Filippo Vespucci
Jacopo Fogolari
Production Manager:
Tommaso Barba
Screenplay:
Tommaso Barba
Script Supervisor:
Siria Ostini
Sound Designer:
Pietro Montesi
Sound Mix Technician:
Pietro Montesi
Sound Supervisor:
Pietro Montesi
Valerio Baldari
Tommaso Barba
Story:
Tommaso Barba
Story Editor:
Jacopo Fogolari
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