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United Kingdom
2001, 4 min

Section: Forum of Independents
Year: 2002

A duel in a fitness centre, shot in the style of Sergio Leone’s “Spaghetti Westerns”: why are men always fighting an endless battle with each other and with themselves?

Synopsis

A duel in a fitness centre, shot in the style of Sergio Leone’s “Spaghetti Westerns”: why are men always fighting an endless battle with each other and with themselves?

About the director

Massimo Garlatti-Costa studied in Italy and Sheffield before he moved to Cardiff. He has made the following films: The Hitcher (1997), The Man with Two Eyes (1997), You Belong to Me (1998), Why Did You Stop Me Mother? (1998), The Bridge (1999).

About the film

Black & white, 35 mm

Section:	Forum of Independents

Director:	Massimo Garlatti-Costa
Screenplay:	Massimo Garlatti-Costa
Dir. of Photography:	Rory Taylor
Music:	Danny Chang
Editor:	William Oswald
Producer:	Pauline Williams
Production:	Gaucho
Cast:	Nigel Jones, Matt Rockall, Steffan Trefor