THE RED PIMPERNEL
synopsis
In 1978, Italy was the first country in the world to enact a law requesting the closure of Psychiatric Hospitals. The Hospitals for the Criminally Insane remained nonetheless operational and were closed only thirty years later. Their closure though didn’t result in overcoming total institutions, that still exist today under the name of Residences for the Execution of Safety Measures (REMS). The narration, inspired by true stories and combining fiction and documentary, demonstrates that new paths are possible...
international title: | The Red Pimpernel |
original title: | Primula Rossa |
country: | Italy |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Franco Jannuzzi |
film run: | 82' |
release date: | IT 30/05/2019 |
screenplay: | Massimo Barilla, Angelo Righetti |
cast: | David Coco, Salvatore Arena, Fabrizio Ferracane, Ezio Rossi, Roberto Herlitzka, Marina Sorrenti |
cinematography by: | Luca Coassin |
film editing: | Alberto Valtellina |
art director: | Giuppi Sindoni, Aldo Zucco, Giuseppe Intersimone |
costumes designer: | Francesca Gambino |
music: | Luigi Polimeni |
producer: | Giaomo Farina |
executive producer: | Haider Rashid |
production: | Radical Plans |
backing: | Fondazione di Comunità di Messina (IT), Fondazione Horcynus Orca (IT), Ecos-Med (IT), Talento Dinamico (IT), Ecosmedia (IT) |