The Albanian regime collapses while private television multiplies in Italy: they’re the stage for a new ruling class.

Ana and Marko, Albanians, in the maze of ‘90s Milan. 

Over ten years ago, when private affairs of Italian Prime Minister swept tabloids all over the world, I quickly grew tired of sensationalised accounts of the scandal. Yet I was struck by a detail: several escorts had entered his residence without being checked, it was enough for them to be accompanied by one of his many guests. I wondered what could’ve happened if one of the girls had been a black widow, a terrorist. Another decade earlier, 20.000 people fled Albania on a single ship, following their dream of Italy as they’d seen it on tv. Inspired by these two events, I imagined how they could’ve interacted. I see Disorder as a tale that creates a parallel world where certain invisible, or only virtual things can emerge. The idea is to play with the deconstruction/reconstruction of 90’s pop imagery so as to escape a thesis-based, grey approach of a certain type of militant cinema. As a bright example of another way of doing political cinema, I think of "Lola" by Fassbinder. Far from a sociological and naturalistic approach, Disorder makes an aesthetics of politics.

Director
Giacomo Abbruzzese
Story
Giacomo Abbruzzese
Screenplay
Giacomo Abbruzzese
Altri credits

Giulia Achilli (Responsabile sviluppo).

Producer
Giulia Achilli, Marco Alessi
Production
Dugong
con il sostegno di Film Commission Torino Piemonte - Piemonte Film Tv Development Fund - dicembre 2023
Last update: 15 November 2024