What does Damocle do?
Original films and series, with stories that break your heart.
Directed by Dario Albertini.
Starring Valerio Mastandrea, Aurora Cherchi, Clara Tramontano, Pamela Schettino, Nando Paone, Elena Lietti and Francesca Antonelli, with Asia Argento and the special participation of Ornella Muti.
Written by Dario Albertini and Simone Ranucci.
Armony is produced by The Apartment, a Fremantle company, Damocle, in collaboration with Rai Cinema, with the participation of HBO Max. The film will be released in Italian cinemas by I Wonder Pictures. International sales are handled by True Colours.
Synopsis
Armony, a 55-year-old solitary truck driver, finds himself taking care of his six-year-old niece Carlotta after the disappearance of his sister. By his side are Pamela, an elderly transgender woman, and Jenny, a neighbour who is expecting a baby. When social services threaten to take the child away, Armony is forced to fight with all his strength to obtain legal guardianship.
Directed by Edoardo Natoli.
Starring Marina Confalone, Francesco Gheghi, Dora Romano, Beatrice Schiros, Isa Gallinelli and Giorgia Arena.
Story and screenplay by Chiara Benedetti, Giacomo Carraro and Edoardo Natoli.
Usciamo? is produced by Wildside, a Fremantle company, and Damocle.
Synopsis
In the remote Convent of the Immaculatissime dell’Incornata, five nuns have lived isolated from the outside world for over twenty years. When the young Don Vincenzo arrives with the mission of taking them to Naples to meet the Pope, the convent’s fragile balance is thrown into turmoil. Amid hallucinogenic vegetable gardens, pigeon omelettes and unspoken fears, the journey becomes, for everyone, a discovery of a long-forgotten freedom.
Directed by Valerio Mastandrea.
Starring Valerio Mastandrea, Dolores Fonzi, Lino Musella, Giorgio Montanini, Justin Alexander Korovkin, Barbara Ronchi, and Luca Lionello. With Laura Morante.
Story and screenplay by Enrico Audenino and Valerio Mastandrea.
A production by HT Film, Damocle, Tenderstories, in collaboration with RAI Cinema. Produced by Viola Prestieri, Valeria Golino, Francesco Tatò, Oscar Glioti, Moreno Zani, Malcom Pagani. With the support of the DG Cinema and Audiovisual.
Original music by Tóti Gudnason.
Distributed by BIM Distribuzione.
Synopsis
A man spends his days peacefully in the hospital without too many worries. He’s been there for a while, but this condition seems like the best way to live his life—sheltered from everything and everyone, with no responsibilities or problems of any kind. Life is really good there, and even though some of the other patients feel trapped, for him, it’s a place where one can feel freer than anywhere else. That precious routine flows smoothly until a new patient is admitted to the same ward. She’s a restless, angry woman who doesn’t accept any of the conditions, especially the unwritten rules. She’s not willing to wait; she wants to leave, either improving or even worsening. She wants to live as she should—or die, like those who end up there. He’s overwhelmed by her fury, first trying to defend himself, and then accepting something incomprehensible. This encounter will help him accept that if you choose to truly face your heart and your emotions, no shelter is possible.
