Sebastiano Riso’s savvy directorial debut is based on the youth of Davide Cordova who, after a rough adolescence in Sicily, achieved fame on the Roman stage as the drag queen Fuxia. Newcomer Davide Capone is an arresting presence, his mop of red hair and androgynous persona providing a unique and captivating performance.
Willowy Davide (Capone) is an embarrassment to his father, Massimo (Vincenzo Amato, Golden Door), who torments him for not being manly while his mother (Micaela Ramazzotti, The First Beautiful Thing) is powerless to defend him. Increasing tensions at home force him onto the street where he takes refuge in Catania’s Villa Bellini park where he is befriended by effeminate hustler La Rettore (Giovanni Gulizia) and his band of gay and transgender friends. But one day the past encroaches on the present and Davide has to face the most difficult choice of his tender years...
DIRECTOR: SEBASTIANO RISO.
