The Man Without Guilt (L’uomo senza colpa) by Ivan Gergolet
Synopsis
Angela, an asbestos widow, meets the man responsible for her husband’s death. Deciding to become his caregiver in order to punish him, she falls into the emotional labyrinth that separates revenge from forgiveness and lies from truth.
Technical Details
- Year: 2022
- Genre: Drama
- Production Countries: Slovenia, Italy, Croatia
- Runtime: 113′
- Original Language: Italian, Slovenian
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 – scope
- Sound: 5.1
- Shooting Format: 4K
- Color: Color
- Shooting Locations: Monfalcone, Gorizia, Trieste (Italy)
Crew
- Director: Ivan Gergolet
- Script: Ivan Gergolet
- Director of Photography: Debora Vrizzi
- Production Designer: Marco Juratovec
- Costume Designer: Gilda Venturini
- Editor: Natalie Cristiani
- Music: Luca Ciut
- Sound Designer: Julij Zornik
- Producers: Miha Černec, Igor Prinčič, Jožko Rutar, Boris T. Matić
Festivals
- Black Nights Tallinn – First Feature Competition
- Sofia Film Festival – Balkan Competition
- Beijing International Film Festival – Forward Future Section
- Humans Fest – Valencia
- Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt
- BiFest – ItaliaFilmFest – Best Direction, Ettore Scola Award
- Festival slovenskega filma Portorož – Vesna Best Director Award
- Gallio Film Festival del cinema italiano opere prime
- K3 Film Festival
- EuroFilmFest
Director
Born in 1977, Ivan Gergolet lives and works in Trieste, Italy. He started shooting short documentaries and short films during his film studies at the DAMS – University of Bologna. In 2002, he co-created OrfeoTV, the first street television in Italy. Since 2015, he’s a member of the European Film Academy. His first feature documentary, Dancing with Maria, was the first documentary selected in the International Film Critics Week at the Venice IFF in 2014, winning multiple awards. He founded the Cross-Border Film School in Gorizia, focusing on new languages in cinema. The Man Without Guilt is his first feature fiction film.
