original title:
Il signore delle formiche
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production:
Kavac, Rai Cinema, supported by Ministero della Cultura, with the support of Emilia-Romagna Film Commission
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Italy
year:
2022
format:
colour
status:
In post-production (12/07/2021)
A biopic of Italian poet, playwright and director Aldo Braibanti, who was jailed in 1968 due to a Fascist-era anti-gay law. Braibanti was convicted after a complaint from his partner’s father, who later forced his son to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy in an ill-conceived attempt to rid him of his homosexuality. The Fascist-era law that punished Braibanti, which made it a crime to lead innocent or unwary people “morally” astray, was repealed in 1981.
(Source: Variety.com)