South Is Nothing

South Is Nothing
Directed byFabio Mollo
Screenplay byFabio Mollo
Josella Porto
Produced bySebastien Msika
StarringMiriam Karlkvist
Vinicio Marchioni
Valentina Lodovini
CinematographyDebora Vrizzi
Edited byFilippo Montemurro
Music byGiorgio Giampà
Release date
  • 2013 (2013)
LanguageItalian

South Is Nothing (Italian: Il sud è niente) is a 2013 Italian coming of age drama film co-written and directed by Fabio Mollo, at his feature film debut.

Plot

Cast

  • Miriam Karlkvist as Grazia
  • Vinicio Marchioni as Cristiano
  • Valentina Lodovini as Bianca
  • Francesco Colella as Mimmo
  • Giorgio Musumeci as Pietro
  • Andrea Bellisario as Carmelo
  • Peppe Piromalli as Tanino
  • Alessandra Costanzo as Grandmother
  • Silvana Luppino as Professor

Production

The film was backed from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and the TorinoFilmLab and was produced by B24 Film and Madakai in collaboration with Rai Cinema.[1] It was shot in Reggio Calabria, Gioia Tauro and Scilla.[2][3]

Release

The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and was later screened at the Rome Film Festival and at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation sidebar.[4][5] It was released in Italian cinemas on 5 December 2013.[6]

Reception

For this film Fabio Mollo was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for best new director and got a Globo d'Oro nomination for best directorial debut.[7]

References

  1. ^ De Marco, Camillo (14 November 2013). "South Is Nothing: The Strait of Messina, aflow with magical realism". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ Santoni, Simona (10 March 2014). "Fabio Mollo e la sua Reggio Calabria: il sud è più di niente". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ Caridi, Rita (11 November 2013). ""Il Sud è niente": ecco il trailer del film girato a Reggio Calabria". StrettoWeb (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ Weissberg, Jay (24 February 2014). "Film Review: 'South Is Nothing'". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ Staff (21 February 2014). "South Is Nothing (Il sud è niente): Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ Brandi, Ciro (4 December 2013). "CineMust – I film da non perdere in uscita il 5 dicembre". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ Ranocchi, Veronica. "Fabio Mollo: Una ricerca continua". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2024.