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Shadow

Federico ZAMPAGILONE

Italy2009 78min 35mm Color Asian Premiere

Synopsis

A young soldier returning from Iraq decides to go on a mountain biking adventure in Europe to forget his battle-weary past. In the woods he meets a girl and they team up to explore the picturesque surroundings. Soon they learn of a local myth… a legend that will force him to discover that reality is sicker than any nightmare.

 

Diretor

Federico ZAMPAGILONE

He, with his band ‘Tiromancino’, is one of the most successful musicians in Italy. But life-long horror fan Zampaglione wanted another string to his artistic bow. After making his feature-directing debut with the black comedy Nero Bifamiliare in 2006, he decided to finally indulge his darker passions for a follow-up movie Shadow.