Buon Compleanno
Italy, 2026 | 19'59" | Chiaroscuro Comedy
Directed by........Francesco Quadri
Production.........Alessandro Antonazzo for Dianto Film
Distribution.......PunxFilm
It's Giova's birthday, a young man confined to a wheelchair. Lele, a very close friend of his, goes to pick him up from the care home where he lives to take him out to celebrate. Through the anonymous streets of sleepy towns, the two first reach the stand of a food truck they know very well. Then comes the moment for Giova's gift: a bit of fun with Lalla, a longtime sex worker well known to the boys. Unfortunately, the tension and Giova's precarious health don't allow him to enjoy the "gift." Lele, saddened by his friend's struggles, starts to take him home; but on top of that, his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. And yet, when both of them seem to have lost all hope, or maybe precisely because of that, a spark of friendship and empathy reignites.
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| Title: | Buon Compleanno |
| English Title: | Happy Birthday |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Country: | Italy |
| Running Time: | 19'59" |
| Language: | Italian |
| Subtitles: | Italian, English |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.85 |
| Audio: | Stereo |
| Shooting Format: | 4K — Alexa Mini |
| Music Rights: | Dianto Film, SIAE |
| Cast: | Sebastiano Bottari - Lele |
| Federico Rubino - Giova | |
| Patrizia Lucilla Casagrande - Baba | |
| Paolo Carenzo - Marengo | |
| Giorgia Iolanda Barsotti - Lalla | |
| Alice Piano - Ragazza prostituta | |
| Written and directed by: | Francesco Quadri |
| Produced by: | Alessandro Antonazzo for Dianto Film |
| Director of Photography: | Sebastian Bonolis |
| Assistant director: | Mattia Pezzimenti |
| Direct Sound and Sound Design: | Michele Negro |
| Edition: | Renata Graciotti |
| Editing: | Jacopo Maresca |
| Export and Trailer: | Margherita Freyrie |
| Color Correction: | Alberto Bandini |
| Original Music: | Adriano Arena |
| Production design: | Matteo Maiocchi |
| Stylist: | Alfreda Gianfreda, Silvia Dongiovanni |
| Story editor: | Giacomo Caceffo |
| Graphics and Titles: | Gabriele Leonardi |










