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).

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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).

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