28 Nov 2008
Involuntary
In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down – or failing to do so – are explored.
Three the Movie
There is no truth. There is only perception – Gustave Flaubert
Three stories are intertwined in a land, Friuli, in the North-East of Italy, which extends along a triple border. The stories of Irene, a Carnian, Christian girl; Pavel, Ukrainian and Jewish; Mehdi, Iranian and Muslim. Udine. A beautiful city, but one that is perceived as cold and inhospitable by emigrants. Pavel and Mehdi are illegal immigrants, who share an apartment - and concerns about social matters - in the “ghetto” of Via Roma. In love with Pavel, Irene tries to help them, but her surge of solidarity goes perhaps too far, and she regrets it. Mehdi lives obsessed with an ancient guilt: his fragile soul is attracted to Evil. Predestination and moral choice. Two alternatives? Subjection to freedom of Good or Evil. What will the protagonists choose?
Top Billed Cast
Massimiliano Grazioli Mehdi
Alberto Torquati Pavel
Vivianne Treschow Irene
Werner Di Donato The blind man
Saverio Indrio Mons. Angelo
Chiara Pavoni The mysterious woman
Ivan Senin Novice Edo
Edoardo Sguazzin Omar
Alejandro Paitun Flocco Caterina Zampieri
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