MY BOYFRIEND EL FASCISTA

40^ Lovers Film Festival
OUT OF COMPETITION/ITALIAN SPOT

MY BOYFRIEND EL FASCISTA

by Matthias Lintner
Country: Italy
Year: 2025
Duration: 93'


Matthias is a leftist director who is in a relationship with Sadiel, a Cuban activist who is highly critical of the regime in Havana. The relationship between the two faces a crisis when Sadiel moves closer to right-wing positions as a reaction to what he sees as the failure of communism in Cuba. Matthias wants to remain consistent with his ideals, but can they live together with the new direction taken by the man he loves? Once again, the personal become political (and vice versa) in this love story told in the first person love story, where the present events intervene completely unpredictable way.

Biography

film director

Matthias Lintner

Matthias Lintner (Bolzano, 1987) graduated in Graphic Design. A music video director, he co-founded the organization/festival Astra la Vista and has participated in several exhibitions with his artwork. He has worked on movie sets in both Bolzano and Berlin, where he attended the DFFB Film Academy. His debut documentary feature was Property (2019), which was previewed at the CPH:DOX and was then featured at major film festivals like Doc Sheffield, Formula Kino Moscow, New Horizons Poland and Achtung Berlin.

Cast

& Credits

Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Matthias Lintner, Sadiel Gonzalez
Montaggio/Editing Ginés Olivares
Fotografia/Photography Matthias Lintner
Suono/Sound Matthias Lintner
Interpreti/Cast Sadiel Gonzalez, Matthias Lintner
Produttore/Producer Martin Rattini, Daria Akimenko, Matthias Lintner
Produzione/Production HELIOS sustainable films, Mariquitas Film
Distribuzione/Distribution The Open Reel
Vendite internazionali/World Sales The Open Reel
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