Il futuro / Jirafa ; La Ventura ; Pandora Filmproduktion ; Movimentofilm ; Astronauta Films ; Jaleo Films ; Bruno Bettati, Christoph Friedel, Mario Mazarotto presentano ; un film de Alicia Scherson ; written and directed by Alicia Scherson.
Manuella Martelli, Luigi Ciardo, Alessandro Giallocosta, Daniela Piperno, Pino Calabrese, Rutger Hauer. Based on the novel, Una novelita lumpen by Roberto Bolaño. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2013 Includes theatrical trailer.
Summary:
When two orphans, Bianca and Tomas meet up with Tomas' gym rat friends, they concoct an elaborate scheme to rob an aging movie star and one-time Mr. Universe, Maciste. The boys enlist Bianca to seduce the now blind star so they can get access to his hidden fortune. At once a sly psychological thriller with erotic overtones, it finds a young woman faced with a moral dilemma as a unique friendship develops between her and he actor in his crumbling mansion.
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