(31 March 2017) Thanks to the Italian Cultural Institute of Hamburg, the Metropolis Kino and MissingFilms, the film “Non essere cattivo” (Don’t Be Bad) arrives in German theatres starring Luca Marinelli, Sivlia D’Amico, Roberta Mattei, Alessandro Bernardini, Valentino Campitelli, and Danilo Cappanelli. The multi-award winning film will be shown with German subtitles at the Metropolis Kino (Kleine Theaterstraße 10, 20354) on April 7th at 11:00. Amidst the audience will also be actor, Alessandro Borghi (protagonist, Shooting Star Berlinale 2017) and screenwriter Giulio Meacci. Director Claudio Caligari also directed Amore tossico (Toxic Love) and L’Odore della notte (The Scent of the Night) died in May 2015 due to a severe illness at the age of 67 during the post-production phase of “Non essere cattivo”. His authentic, charged, and passionate films always star young people living on the margins of society. His films represent a new form of contemporary neorealism. (red)

THE PLOT

Set in the suburbs of Rome and Ostia, the nineties. The "Ragazzi di vita" (“Street Kids”), once described by Pasolini, now belong to a world that revolves around self-indulgency. A world where money, powerful machines, nightclubs, synthetic drugs and cocaine circulate easily. It is 20-year-old Vittorio and Cesare’s world. Initiation into society comes at a high cost: Vittorio, to save himself, has distanced itself from the new "dolce vita", while Cesare is relentlessly sinking. Their strong bond, however, will not keep Vittorio from really abandoning his friend, always hoping for a better future. Together.