• Film
• Production year 2019
• Length 115’ min.
• Format DCP, 2K

Synopsis

Antonio Barracano, “a man of honour” who distinguishes between “decent people and scoundrels”,
he is “The Mayor” of the Sanità neighbourhood. With his charismatic influence and the help of his doctor friend he administers justice according to his own criteria, outside of the state and in the style of Solomon. Those “who have saints” to look after them go to heaven, while those who do not, go to Don Antonio, this is the rule. When a desperate Rafiluccio Santaniello, the baker’s son, comes to see him, having decided to kill his father, Don Antonio, recognises in the young man the same desire for vendetta that had obsessed and then changed him for ever as a young man. The Mayor decides to intervene to reconcile father and son and save both of them. Mario Martone brings Eduardo De Filippo’s Il sindaco del rione Sanità to the cinema with a powerfully topical film that tells of the eternal struggle between good and evil.

Crew

Director Mario Martone
Story Eduardo De Filippo
Screenplay based on the play by Eduardo De Filippo Il Sindaco Del Rione Sanità
Staged in 2017 Directed by Mario Martone
Adapted for the Cinema Mario Martone and Ippolita Di Majo
Theatrical version by Elledieffe Srl - Teatro Stabile di Torino - Nest
Photography Ferran Paredes Rubio
Editing Jacopo Quadri
Music Ralph P
Set Designer Carmine Guarino
Costume Designer Giovanna Napolitano
With the Supervision of Ursula Patzak
Sound Recording Maurizio Argentieri
Sound Editing Silvia Moraes
Makeup Roberto Pastore
Hairstylist Massimo Allinoro
Produced by Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori
Co-Produced by Alessandra Acciai,Giorgio Magliulo, Roberto Lombardi
Produced by Indigo Film With Rai Cinema
Malìa
In Collaboration with Elledieffe Srl - Teatro Stabile Di Torino - Nest
With a Contribution from Regional Council of Campania L.R.28/2018
With the Collaboration of Campania Region Film Commission
With the Support of Naples City Council
Italian Distribution Nexo Digital
International Sales True Colours