Shelter Me [WS]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

When the heiress of a shoe manufacturing business returns to her home Italy after a trip to Tunisia and discovers an Arab teenager in her luggage, the makeshift family formed between the heiress, her faithful factory worker, and the runaway crumbles under the weight of the outside world. Heiress Anna and her lover Maria have just returned from a romantic getaway in Italy, and upon opening her suitcase Anna discovers that Arab teen Anis has stowed away for the ride to Europe. A stranger in a strange land, Anis is cared for by the motherly Anna despite Maria's initial objections. As the days go by the three gradually build a tenuous domestic rhythm - Anna is the caring mother, Maria the sisterly confidante, and Anis the wide-eyed child. But despite the fact that Maria soon warms to the idea of having Anis around, Anna's mother is vehement in her disapproval of the situation. Meanwhile, Mara suffers at the bedside of her ailing father while Anis grows increasingly comfortable with his new home life and attempts to figure out why Anna and her employee share the same bed. Now, as Anis and Mara grow increasingly closer, their common bond, and shared problems, with Anna slowly come into focus. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Color
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Subtitle: Eng
• Features:
  • Interview with Director Marco Puccioni
  • Trailer
  • Widescreen
  • Dolby 2.0

AWARDS

• Cinequest Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2008

• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2007

• San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2007

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Maria de Medeiros - Anna
       Antonia Liskova - Mara
       Mounir Ouadi - Anis
       Gisella Burinato
       Vitaliano Trevisan
       Francesco Carnelutti
       Gerhard Koloneci

• Director:

  Marco Puccioni

• Producer:

  Mario Mazzarotto

• Screenwriter:

  Heidrun Schleef, Marco Puccioni

• Screen Story:

  Monica Rametta

• Screenwriter:

  Monica Rametta

• Screen Story:

  Clara Ferri

• Cinematographer:

  Tarek Ben Abdallah

• Composer (Music Score):

  Cristiano Fracaro, Dario Arcidiacono

• Editor:

  Roberto Missiroli

• Production Designer:

  Emita Frigato

• Art Director:

  Emita Frigato

• Co-producer:

  Francesca Van Der Staay, Frederic Podetti

• Associate Producer:

  Gustavo Solis Moya

• Executive Producer:

  Gustavo Solis Moya

• Costume Designer:

  Ludovica Amati

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Michele Tarantola

• First Assistant Director:

  Guendalina Zampagni

• Casting:

  Jorgelina Depetris

• Production Manager:

  Patrizia Di Lenardo, Linda Vianello

• Collaborator:

  Heidrun Schleef

• Sound Recordist:

  Luca Bertolin