11th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2018

The Children's Republic

La repubblica dei bambini (Italian)

Italy | 19 | Comedy | 2015 | Documentary Film | Italian

Province of Teramo, southern Italy; three locations, three schools. Elders transmit knowledge to children and the children they return with their words filtered by their clear sensitivity: there are those who have learned their lesson, those who give it a free interpretation, who teaches us something. The great steps of the Italian Republic in the last century - and the differences between the society of that time and the one of today - seen through the spontaneous fantasy of childhood with the guidance of the "elders": a library director, a historian and a trade unionist.

Original Language

Provincia di Teramo, Italia meridionale; tre località, tre scuole. Gli anziani trasmettono il sapere ai bambini e i bambini ce lo restituiscono con le loro parole filtrate dalla loro candida sensibilità: c’è chi ha imparato la lezione, chi ne da una libera interpretazione, chi ci insegna qualcosa. Le grandi tappe della repubblica e del popolo italiano nel secolo scorso - e le differenze tra la società di allora e quella odierna - viste attraverso la spontanea fantasia dell’infanzia con la guida dei “grandi”: un direttore di biblioteca, uno storico ed un sindacalista.

Mr. David Fratini

David Fratini (Terni, Italy, 1977) works as director and screenwriter for TV and Cinema. He directed quite a few times and wants to keep going to reach a new height. In 2007, he directed his first short film “Il barboncino”. And he has been directing more and more ever since. His last work was "The children's Republic".

Filmography: SHORTS: “Il barboncino” (2007, comedy, co-direct). “Realismo” (2010, thriller/drama) “La domenica” (The Sunday) (2011, drama); “Danny boy – Come la neve” (2014, comedy/drama) and “Chi fa Otello?” (Who plays Otello?) (2014, comedy). DOCUMENTARIES: "The children’s republic" (2015, 19 min.), "Dopo la primavera" (2016, 37 min.), "Red Lands" (2016, 52 min.)

Screening Schedule

  • 28 Jan
    11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

    British Council

    Fuller Road

  • 1 Feb
    02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

    Alliance Francaise de Dhaka

    Road 3, Dhanmondi

  • 1 Feb
    11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

    Goethe Institut

    Road 8, Dhanmondi

Credits and Casts

Director
David Fratini
Story
David Fratini
Script/Screenplay
David Fratini
Editor
Giuliano Felici
Producer
Spi Teramo
Cinematographer
Giuliano Felici
Leading Casts
Luigi Ponziani, Vladimiro Stella, Luciano Fratoni

Exhibition & Award History

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY Cinechildren International Film Festival 2017;
BEST DOCUMENTARY Ecofestivalpesio 10ª edizione 2017; OFFICIAL SELECTION Premio La Lanterna 2016; Festival del Cinema Veramente Indipendente 2016; MizzicaFILM 2016; Sandalia Sustainability Film Festival 2017; Festival Popoli e Religioni - XIII° ed.