THE MAN WHO BOUGHT THE MOON

When a bizarre memo shocks the Italian secret services’ apparatus with the news that someone in Sardinia has become the owner of the moon, two agents launch a cover mission to dispatch an operative on site and investigate the issue. Pressured by the Americans and finding himself at the centre of a global response effort, this man must blend in with the locals, which is why he's assigned a special tutor in Sardinian language, manners and spirit. Rediscovering his own roots, the faux Milanese Kevin Pinelli must transform into Gavino Zoccheddu, the archetype of Sardinian masculinity.  

Much like Valerio Mieli does in drama, Paolo Zucca navigates the well-trodden path of Italian comedy with a wholly original spirit, replicating the idiosyncratic, confined and absurdist humor of L'ARBITRO (2. SFFF) on a bigger scale. Piercing irreverent holes in the strong armor of community identity, he returns to Sardinia with a lighthearted tale that even in its broader comedic lunges manages to be weirder and more soulful than what audiences expect. screening