Germany / Feb 18, 2022
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Benedetta, an obese fifteen-year-old yearning for attention, lives in a tawdry province in the south of Italy, emblematic of her inner landscape where everything could be and yet is not. She falls in love with Armando, aka Amanda, a young transvestite who is attracted to the young girl's innocence and begins an unhealthy relationship of mutual dependence with her. Amanda runs a carousel at the fair across the street from Benedetta's house, and the girl is magnetically drawn to this colorful and exciting world. But Amanda not only runs the carousel, she's also a call boy and sells drugs. Between intoxication and family rebellion and the discovery of sex - a great disappointment - she completes her rite of passage into adulthood.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Calcinculo |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Tempesta, tellfilm, RAI Cinema, Istituto Luce Cinecittà |
| Release date | 24 marzo 2022 |
| Production | Carlo Cresto-Dina, Giorgio Gasparini |
| Writer | Maria Teresa Venditti, Luca De Bei |
| Editing | Carlotta Cristiani |
| Cinematography | Claudio Cofrancesco |
| Assistant directors | Chiara Bellosi |
| Camera operators | Claudio Cofrancesco |
| Additional photography | Claudio Cofrancesco |
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| Production design | Luca Servino |
| Art direction | Luca Servino |
| Set decoration | Luca Servino |
| Music | Giuseppe Tranquillino Minerva |
| Sound | Giuseppe Tranquillino Minerva |
| Costume design | Laura Locher |
| Makeup | Laura Locher |
| Hairstyling | Laura Locher |
Release dates
Premiere
Australia / Sep 13, 2022 / Italian Film Festival
Theatrical release
Italy / Mar 24, 2022
Germany / Sep 15, 2022
Physical media
Australia / Jul 01, 2023
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