The Different Being (Italian: L'essere diverso) is a 2017 Italian horror-suspense short film, written, directed and edited by Rosario Brucato.[1] The film deals with the theme of diversity in a social context that does not accept the physical malformations of the human being and that, therefore, trigger serious mental illnesses in the subjects who are affected, negatively affecting the social sphere. The film was distributed by Amazon Prime Video.[2][3]
| The Different Being | |
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 Poster of film | |
| Directed by | Rosario Brucato |
| Written by | Rosario Brucato |
| Produced by | Rosario Brucato |
| Starring | Giuseppe Brucato Veronica Brucato Gaetana Fazio Gaetana Daniela Scancarello Calogero Ettore Cifalà Davide La Noce Francesca Valeria Ventre Salvatore Pantano |
| Cinematography | Rosario Brucato |
| Edited by | Rosario Brucato |
| Music by | Kevin MacLeod |
Production company | R.B. Cinema |
| Distributed by | Amazon Prime Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editRichard Blanz with social problems finds comfort only from the mother who urges him not to close in the house and above all not to get caught. The psychiatrist Fergurson diagnoses a social problem more than psychological. In Richard, with age advancing, he hates all those who mock him and acts violently with a girl who is deformed, talking to her friend hinting at the hunchback. It's Richard who is secluded in a bushy corner and hears them. Richard follows them when he finds the identity card of the young man who laughed at him. He goes to his home where he can enter while the victim reads a book on the bed. The girl smiles in the stairs and goes down to the kitchen to close the door with the key. Richard is already at home and is staging him...[4]
Cast
edit- Giuseppe Brucato as Richard Blanz
- Veronica Brucato as victim
- Gaetana Fazio as Richard's mother
- Daniela Scancarello Gaetana as victim's friend
- Davide La Noce as psychiatrist Fergurson
- Calogero Ettore Cifalà as Richard Blanz (child)
- Francesca Valeria Ventre as Richard's mother (young)
- Salvatore Pantano as Richard's visitor
Awards and nominations
editThe film was shot at zero budget[5] and has received various nominations and victories at various international festivals,[6] mainly in Los Angeles and Hollywood[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
References
edit- ^ "Un siciliano a Hollywood, il corto di Brucato in gara al "Los Angeles CineFest"". PalermoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "The Different Being". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "The Different Being". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "The Different Being". Independent Shorts Awards. 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Il filmmaker Rosario Brucato conquista le giurie internazionali di Los Angeles e approda anche in Germania". Il Popolo Veneto (in Italian). 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ "Il regista Rosario Brucato trionfa a Los Angeles e ad Hollywood". Treviso Today (in Italian). 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- ^ "ISA award-winning Rosario Brucato in the news in Italy". Independent Shorts Awards. 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "Il regista Rosario Brucato porta la Marca a Hollywood con il film "L'essere diverso"". TrevisoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "The Brucato brothers win in Hollywood with The Different Being". TeleNicosia (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "The Different Being". Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "Rosario Brucato wins in Moscow with The Different Being". Il popolo Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "Nicosian director Rosario Brucato wins the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival". ViviEnna (in Italian).
- ^ "Director Rosario Brucato wins in India at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, winning the Outselling Achievement Award". TeleNicosia (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-12-16.