Padrone e sotto

Master And Vassal
Herr und Knecht

Switzerland, October 2014
FILM, Documentary, 72 min.

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directed by
Michele Cirigliano
Written by
Michele Cirigliano
Status
In distribution

In a small, shabby bar in the deep south of Italy a group of older men, almost all farmers and hunters, play in their spare time a drinking game called “Padrone e sotto”. The goal of the game: You win if you’re allowed to drink – whereas the ones who are never invited to drink are the fools of the table. While the beer is flows and tempers flare, the director tries to understand what confused him as a child: Where exactly is the line between game and reality? Are these men only fooling or are they serious when they yell at each other? Are they opponents in the game as well opponents outside the muggy bar?

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World Premiere
October 2014
Original Version
Italian (french/english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 72 min.
ISAN
0000-0003-C885-0000-W-0000-0000-F
Production
Mira Film, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
Producer
Hercli Bundi, Philippe Favre
directed by
Michele Cirigliano
Written by
Michele Cirigliano
Cinemato­graphy
Aurelio Buchwalder
Editing
Anja Bombelli
Sound Editing
Roberto Leuzinger
Sound Design
Peter Bräker
Re-Recording Mix
Roberto Leuzinger
Music
Peter Bräker
Location Sound Mix
Michele Cirigliano

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Mira Film

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Vinca Film GmbH Distribution
Release date: 22.01.2015

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