A film that presents the dramatic reality of immigrants and refugees waiting for asylum in Villa Quaglina di Asti. Following his mother's dying wish, and despite his illness, Pippo Delbono heads out in search of a God he believes does not exist. And so he begins to share his daily life with men whose war, hunger, or lack of prospects led to a desperate escape. They live suspended between painful memories and an uncertain future-and I'm one of them, declares the filmmaker. Known for his unusual juxtapositions of images and music, the director intersperses intimate details of the immigrants' lives (also captured through the flawed lens of a mobile phone) with fragments from his own stage performances. He becomes a confidant and, at the same time, calls on his theater workshops to urge the men to improvise. In the end, he decides to stage an evangelical scene performed by immigrants, involuntary heroes of the modern world.
Born in 1959 in the town of Varazze in the region of Liguria, Pippo Delbono is an Italian stage and film director, actor, screenwriter, writer, and producer who is regarded as one of the most fascinating artists in contemporary European theater. Known for his uncompromising nature in combining his private and artistic lives, his films and stage performances are often a canvas made up of intimate memories, illnesses, family events, and real-life tragedies. A retrospective of the work of this "all-around artist" was held during the 16th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival.
2003 Wojna / Guerra / War
2006 Krzyk / Grido / Howl
2009 Indie, które tańczą / L' India che danza / Dancing India
2011 Miłość z krwi i kości / Amore Carne / Love Flesh
2016 Ewangelia / Vangelo / Vangelo