Piu buio di mezzanote (Darker than midnight)

Fleeing a violent father who cannot come to terms with his son’s androgynous charms, 14-year old Davide runs away from home, to carve out a place for himself in a little Catanian queer oasis, full of hustlers, transvestites and other queer miracles forced to live on the margins of society. With influences from Fellini and Pasolini, this first poetic naturalist feature film by Sebastiano Riso, takes a highly critical look at the reality of a country that remains, in many ways, sexist and homophobic, simultaneously highlighting a world of violence and contempt in a gritty, full-on manner, along with the life-saving power of solidarity, beauty and hope.