SYNOPSIS
Since the early 2010s and in response to a rising level of youth crime, the Italian justice system has operated under a policy that allows courts to remove high-risk children from families involved in organised crime. At risk is Entoni, a rambunctious 12-year-old boy, a mischievous but sweet fixture in Naples' Spanish Quarters. His grandmother Dora is determined to steer him towards the right track despite her own criminal past. Stunningly shot and featuring unparalleled access to the world of inner-city Naples, Nascondino (Hide and Seek) captures the spirit and soul of a neighbourhood that finds itself both maligned and glamorised. A mythological and spiritual portrait of a community's hopes and regrets, its search for redemption and the importance of family in Neapolitan life.
— by Lynn Nwokorie
Directed by VICTORIA FIORE Produced by ALEKSANDRA BILIC & JENNIFER CORCORAN Cinematographer ALFREDO DE JUAN Editor ADELINA BICHIS Original Composition CJ MIRRA Co-producers ISABEL DA ROCHA, GAETANO DI VAIO Executive Producers JAMIE CLARK, LISA MARIE RUSSO, GIOVANNA CRISPINO
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
FIRE GAMES OF NAPOLI - 30 minutes, 2018
The first time we shot with the kids of the Spanish Quarters was with the intention to film as seen through their own eyes a unique cultural tradition between , the burning of the trees of San Antonio on the 17th of January, a battle or sorts between adolescents of different neighbourhoods of the city centre. Now, 6 years later, we were able to build on this experience to tell a tale about the human condition in Italy and the world today.
FIRE GAMES OF NAPOLI