Filming on Franco Maresco's film about Carmelo Bene is abruptly halted after yet another on-set accident. Producer Andrea Occhipinti pulls the plug, exasperated by the endless takes and repeated delays. Angered, the director simply disappears. Maresco's friend, Umberto Cantone, attempts to mend the rift by calling witnesses from all those involved in the project, in an investigation that offers an opportunity to retrace the personality and ideas of the most corrosive and apocalyptic auteur in Italian cinema.

• DirectorFranco Maresco
• Release5 September 2025
• GenreDocumentary
• Duration1h 40m
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  7.682
  11 reviews
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  Lucky Red, Dugong Films, Eolo Film Productions, MiC, Sicilia Film Commission, Apulia Film Commission