the properties of metals

directed by Antonio Bigini | 2023 / 93′

1970s. In a small mountain village, Pietro, a boy raised by a harsh father crushed by debt, begins to display mysterious abilities: he can bend metal with the mere touch of his hands. An American scientist starts studying him. The experiments will lead Pietro into contact with the invisible world, where the laws of physics give way to the deepest desires.

with Martino Zaccara, David Pasquesi, Antonio Buil Pueyo, Edoardo Marcucci, Enzo Vetrano, Cristiana Raggi, Marco Cavalcoli

crew

producer Claudio Giapponesi
director Antonio Bigini
subject and screenplay Antonio Bigini
editor Ilaria Fraioli
dop Andrea Vaccari
production design Paola Bizzarri
costume design Bettina Pontiggia with Chiara Capaccioli
make-up Paolo Manciocchi
music and sound design Simonluca Laitempergher
sound Mirko Fabbri with Riccardo Rossi
production manager Gregorio Maraschini Montanari

2023
73° Berlinale
Berlinale generation

a Kiné production in collaboration with RAI Cinema
project developed within the Biennale College Cinema – International Workshop 2018 programme
winner of the 2018 Feature Film Screenwriting Grant promoted by CSC (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia) and SIAE
produced with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region – Emilia-Romagna Film Commission
with the support of Toscana Film Commission – Sensi Contemporanei Toscana per il Cinema
project developed with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union