TIGER BOY
Matteo (9) builds a mask identical to the one of his hero: a wrestler of a roman suburb called The Tiger. Once the mask is on, Matteo never wants to take it off. What simply appears as a tantrum is in reality a call for help that nobody seems to hear.
Category
Short film
director
Gabriele Mainetti
country
Italy
format
HD
runtime
20 min
year
2012
language
Italian
subtitles
English
genre
Award-Winning, Drama, Live-Action, Oscar®
Festivals
- "Shortlist Nomination" 86. Academy Awards (category live-action short film) 2014
- "Renault Award Best Int. Short Film" 22. Flickerfest Int'l Film Festival (2013)
- "2nd Price for Best Short Film" 42. Giffoni Film Festival (2013)
- David di Donatello Finalist (2012)
- Silver Ribbon for Best Short Film Italy (2013)
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Category
Short film
director
Gabriele Mainetti
country
Italy
format
HD
runtime
20 min
year
2012
language
Italian
subtitled_versions
English
genre
Award-Winning, Drama, Live-Action, Oscar®
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Synopsis
Matteo (9) builds a mask identical to the one of his hero: a wrestler of a roman suburb called The Tiger. Once the mask is on, Matteo never wants to take it off. What simply appears as a tantrum is in reality a call for help that nobody seems to hear.
Festivals
- "Shortlist Nomination" 86. Academy Awards (category live-action short film) 2014
- "Renault Award Best Int. Short Film" 22. Flickerfest Int'l Film Festival (2013)
- "2nd Price for Best Short Film" 42. Giffoni Film Festival (2013)
- David di Donatello Finalist (2012)
- Silver Ribbon for Best Short Film Italy (2013)