In Italian director Francesco Lettieri’s “Lovely Boy,” which is the closing film of Venice’s independently run Venice Days section, a rising star of Rome’s never before depicted trap music sc…
,” which is the closing film of Venice’s independently run Venice Days section, a rising star of Rome’s never before depicted trap music scene gets sucked into a spiral of self-destruction.
“Lovely Boy” is the sophomore feature by Lettieri, who made his debut with “Ultras,” a drama about Neapolitan soccer hooligans that plays worldwide on Netflix. Both “Ultras” and “Lovely Boy” were lead produced by Rome’s Indigo Film, best known as the shingle behind Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-winning “The Great Beauty.”Lovely Boy, a talented trapper who has a tattoo on his face and performs in tandem with his friend Borneo la XXG. As their popularity rises he gets sucked into a spiral of drugs and self-destruction and swiftly reaches breaking point. The only way he can come to terms with himself is to flee from all the commotion.
“The intention of the film is not to pass any kind of moral or sociological judgment, but to portray and convey emotions. Rome and the therapeutic community at the foot of the South Tyrolean Dolomites are two antithetical worlds that also represent the protagonist’s inner conflict,” he notes.
“Lovely Boy” is a Sky Original film produced by Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima and Carlotta Calori for Indigo Film. Indigo co-produced with Vision Distribution, which will release the film in Italy, and receivedTrue Colours is handling international sales.
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