Italy / Sep 05, 2025 / Venice Film Festival
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Filming on Franco Maresco's film about Carmelo Bene is abruptly halted after yet another on-set accident. Producer Andrea Occhipinti pulls the plug, exasperated by the endless takes and repeated delays. Angered, the director simply disappears. Maresco's friend, Umberto Cantone, attempts to mend the rift by calling witnesses from all those involved in the project, in an investigation that offers an opportunity to retrace the personality and ideas of the most corrosive and apocalyptic auteur in Italian cinema.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Toti Mancuso | Self |
| Giuseppe Lo Piccolo | Self |
| Riccardo Eggshell | Self |
| Ernesto Tomasini | Self |
| Aurora Falcone | Self |
| Matteo Capogna | Self |
| Antonino Lo Gelfo | Self |
| Antonino Lo Verso | Self |
| Luisa Viglietti | Self |
| Lorenzo Caracausi | Self |
| Eliseo Verso | Self |
| Ciccio Mira | Self |
| Gino Carista | Self |
| Melino Imparato | Self |
| Antonio Rezza | Self |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Un film fatto per Bene |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lucky Red, Dugong Films, Eolo Film Productions, MiC, Sicilia Film Commission, Apulia Film Commission |
| Release date | 5 settembre 2025 |
| Production | Andrea Occhipinti, Marco Alessi |
| Writer | Franco Maresco, Claudia Uzzo, Francesco Guttuso, Umberto Cantone |
| Editing | Paola Freddi, Francesco Guttuso |
| Cinematography | Alessandro Abate |
| Assistant directors | Franco Maresco |
| Camera operators | Alessandro Abate |
| Additional photography | Alessandro Abate |
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| Production design | Cesare Inzerillo, Nicola Sferruzza |
| Art direction | Cesare Inzerillo, Nicola Sferruzza |
| Set decoration | Cesare Inzerillo, Nicola Sferruzza |
| Music | Salvatore Bonafede, Luca Bertolin, Riccardo Spagnol, Carlo Purpura |
| Sound | Salvatore Bonafede, Luca Bertolin, Riccardo Spagnol, Carlo Purpura |
| Costume design | Luisa Viglietti |
| Makeup | Luisa Viglietti |
| Hairstyling | Luisa Viglietti |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / Mar 01, 2026 / 15 / Venice in Seoul
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 05, 2025
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