The First on the List (2011) [N/A]
Featuring:
Claudio Santamaria, Francesco Turbanti, Paolo Cioni
Written by:
Roan Johnson
Davide Lantieri
Renzo Lulli
Directed by:
Roan Johnson
Release Date:
November 11, 2011
Original Title:
I primi della lista
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Palomar
RAI Cinema
Urania Pictures
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
It’s June 1st, 1970, and Pisa is the epicenter of the movement Lotta Continua. There are rumors of an imminent coup d’état, and the most visible exponents fear being arrested before dawn. One of them is Pino Masi, a singer-songwriter who wrote the hit “La ballata del Pinelli.” He invites two high school students, Renzo Lulli and Fabio Gismondi, to flee Italy with him, and the three set off. A series of misunderstandings ensues, starting with an unnerving encounter with soldiers on their way to Rome for the national holiday the next day.
The film is inspired by a true story that revolves around the date of June 1, 1970. After the season of student demonstrations and strikes of the working class in Pisa, in Italy spreads the rumor that is under preparation a military coup, as the one of the Colonels in Greece a few years before. Best for people at risk to leave their home for a few days. Pino Masi, author of songs of struggle, decides to leave with two high school students. On the way towards the Yugoslav border, they face armed soldiers and assume that the worst is happening. They do not just think that the next day is June 2 and the military are traveling to Rome for the traditional parade on the Republic Anniversary Day.
