original title:
Sebastian0
directed by:
cast:
Marco Teti, Marta Reggio, Alessandro Carlini, Adriano Fabbi, John Harding
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
producer:
production:
country:
Italy
year:
2016
film run:
89'
format:
HD/DCP - colour & b/w
release date:
15/03/2016
festivals & awards:
Two different eras. Two similar stories inspired by the painting of Mantegna "St.
Sebastian".
Martha and John. Tourists among tourists. Audioguides, guides, "follow the
umbrellas or the scarves, look where I tell you to look, here's how it was ancient
Rome. Bonjour, I'm sorry, danke. "And they, a man and a woman, walking through
the ruins almost without touching the ground.
The others too, Adriano and Alessandro, walk. Same place but another time. Their
walking is heavy : noise of chains, steps that sink into the ground. Sebastian follows
them first and then takes the lead. A circle in which victims and perpetrators are
confused.