Don't Be Cruel
TITLE
Don’t Be Cruel
DIRECTOR
Andrej Chinappi
COUNTRY
Italy
YEAR
2022
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Fiction
Overview

Don't Be Cruel
Ninni and his father Amelio wish to redeem their modest lifestyle. The opportunity will present itself when the father, who works as an Elvis impersonator, is called to perform in a rich seaside villa. On that night, however, Ninni will be forced to come to terms with the harsh reality of the real world.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Andrej Chinappi
Andrej Chinappi, born in 1992, has a double degree in Literature and in Philosophy. From 2014 he has managed the paper magazine “Il Bestiario degli italiani". He has worked in France as a scriptwriter for Radio France; afterwards he obtained a degree in Film Directing at the Scuola Holden in Turin. In 2018 he directed his first short film titled “Infanzia”, an homage to the Russian film-maker Tarkovskij. In 2019 his short "Sanpietro" was part of the international official selection at the Festa del Cinema di Roma. His latest short film is “Don’t be cruel” (2022).
Credits
- DirectorAndrej Chinappi
- ScreenplayCésar Diaz, Elisa Pirir & Dalia Huerta
- CinematographyDaniele Ciprì
- CastFausto Morciano, Giorgio Ricci
- EditingChiara Ceppaluni
- Producer/s Valerio Antonini, Pietro Torcolini
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Production Company
A Little Confidence -
Distributor/s
Tiny Distribution Distributor Worldwide All Rights Zen Movie Sales Agent Worldwide All Rights
Specifications
- Project Title Don't Be Cruel
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date January 1, 2022
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Country of origin
Italy - Country of filmingItaly
- LanguageItalian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo

Andrej Chinappi
Andrej Chinappi, born in 1992, has a double degree in Literature and in Philosophy. From 2014 he has managed the paper magazine “Il Bestiario degli italiani". He has worked in France as a scriptwriter for Radio France; afterwards he obtained a degree in Film Directing at the Scuola Holden in Turin. In 2018 he directed his first short film titled “Infanzia”, an homage to the Russian film-maker Tarkovskij. In 2019 his short "Sanpietro" was part of the international official selection at the Festa del Cinema di Roma. His latest short film is “Don’t be cruel” (2022).