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Release Date:
October 23, 2019
Original Title:
Fortezza
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Associazione Compagnia Sanguegiusto
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 72
Filmed entirely inside Civitavecchia prison, with the inmates themselves as protagonists and co-authors, Fortezza is the reinterpretation of one of the most important novels of the 1900s: The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati. Three soldiers arrive at a solitary military garrison which no longer serves any defensive function. Here, time is at a standstill and is marked by strict regulations, power dynamics, engrained idleness and habit. Waiting in vain for an enemy that will not arrive, the military officers are consumed by the need to give their stay meaning, and resist the attraction that this place holds for them.
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Director:
Ludovica Andò
Emiliano Aiello
Director of Photography:
Stefano Tria
Editor:
Luca Bellino
Original Music Composer:
Andrea Pandolfo
Producer:
Emiliano Aiello
Ludovica Andò
Screenplay:
Emiliano Aiello
Ludovica Andò
Sound Designer:
Marzia Cordò
Stefano Grosso
Valeria Angelini
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Giancarlo Rutigliano
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