STRIKE
Children of a Wrong Era
Italy, Spain, 2025, colore, 107’
MARIO VERDONE AWARD
Finalist
➔ program in progress
Direction: Gabriele Berti, Giovanni Nasta, Diego Tricarico
Screenplay: Gabriele Berti, Giovanni Nasta, Gianni Corsi, Diego Tricarico
Cinematography: Simone Mogliè
Editing: Julien Panzarasa
Set design: Mauro Vanzati, Lavinia Bonsignore, Mauro Vanzati
Music: Davide Pavanello
Costumes: Lavinia Bonsignore
Cast: Gabriele Berti (Dante), Giovanni Nasta (Pietro), Diego Tricarico (Tiziano), Massimiliano Bruno (padre Dante), Massimo Ceccherini (Prof, Zannetti), Pilar Fogliati (Petrulli), Matilde Gioli (Dott.ssa Marzioni), Max Mazzotta (Tante Volte), Caterina Guzzanti (mamma Chioccia), Lorenzo Zurzolo (Forrest/Vittorio)
Producers: Arturo Paglia, Isabella Cocuzza, Antonia Nava
Production: Paco Cinematografica, Neo Art Producciones
Distribution: FilmClub
World Sales: Minerva Pictures
During a hot summer in Rome, the paths of three young men cross inside a rehabilitation center for pathological dependencies: there’s Dante, a shy and awkward grad-student in psychology; Pietro, who’s under mandatory checks for marijuana possession and seeks to escape on vacation with his ex-girlfriend; and Tiziano, a seemingly “tough guy” struggling with a crack addiction that he quickly wants to resolve. Initially incompatible, they learn to trust each other and confront their insecurities and dependencies together.
Gabriele Berti worked as an actor for Massimiliano Bruno in Ignorance is Bliss (2017) and for Vincenzo Stango in The Direction of Time (2018).
Giovanni Nasta, in addition to appearing in television series, acted in Massimiliano Bruno’s Ritorno al crimine (2021) and Romantiche by Pilar Fogliati, for which he also served as co-screenwriter.
As an actor, Diego Tricarico appeared in small roles in Massimiliano Bruno’s All You Need is Crime (2019), Stefano Sardo’s With or Without You (2020), Leonardo d’Agostini’s Luna Park (2020), and Zuxin Hou’s Yu Jian Ni Zhi Hou (2020).
2025 TFF - Torino Film Festival - Zibaldone
2026 Los Angeles – Italia - Italian Cinema Today