KIMERAFILM,RAICINEMA,NOTORIOUSPICTURESincollaborationwithGEKONPRODUCTIONS

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TAINTED SOULS (IL CONTAGIO)

AFilmby

MATTEOBOTRUGNOandDANIELECOLUCCINIBasedonthenovelbyWalterSitiIlContagiopublishedbyRizzoli

StoryandscreenplaybyMatteoBotrugno,DanieleColucciniandNuccioSianostarring

VINICIOMARCHIONI,ANNAFOGLIETTA,MAURIZIOTESEI,GIULIABEVILACQUA

withtheparticipationofVINCENZOSALEMMEfilmsupportedby

Ministerodeibeniedelleattivitàculturaliedelturismo–DirezioneGeneraleCinema

runningtime108’

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CrewDirector MATTEOBOTRUGNO,DANIELECOLUCCINIStoryandScreenplay MATTEOBOTRUGNO,DANIELECOLUCCINI,NUCCIO

SIANOBasedonthenovelbyWalterSitiIlContagiopublishedbyRizzoliCinematography DAVIDEMANCAEditor MARIOMARRONEa.m.c.Setdesign LAURABONICostumes FRANCESCADIGIULIANOSound ANDREAVIALI,PIERGIUSEPPEFANCELLUOriginalscore PAOLOVIVALDIAdditionalsoundtrack ANDREABOCCADOROMusicpublishedby NEWEMERGENCYCasting MANUELADESANTISProducedby PAOLOBOGNAandSIMONEISOLAforKIMERAFILMAssociatedproducersforKIMERAFILM SIMONAGIACCI,ERMANNOGUIDA

LAURATOSTIProducedby GUGLIELMOMARCHETTIfor

NOTORIOUSPICTURESIncollaborationwith FRANCESCODAINOTTIfor

GEKONPRODUCTIONS

Withthesupportof GIANLUCAARCOPINTO

AproductionKIMERAFILMwithRAICINEMA

inassociationwithNOTORIOUSPICTURES

incollaborationwithGEKONPRODUCTIONS

filmsupportedbyMinisterodeibeniedelleattivitàculturaliedelturismo–DirezioneGeneraleCinema

withthesupportofROMALAZIOFILMCOMMISSION

Cast

VINICIOMARCHIONI MARCELLOANNAFOGLIETTA CHIARAMAURIZIOTESEI MAUROGIULIABEVILACQUA SIMONAVINCENZOSALEMME WALTERDANIELEPARISI ATTILIOMICHELEBOTRUGNO BRUNOALESSANDRACOSTANZO VALERIALUCIANNADEFALCO FLAMINIACARMENGIARDINA LUCIAFABIOGOMIERO RICHETTOFLONJAKODHELI MARINAAndwithNUCCIOSIANO CARMINE

SynopsisThelivesofthetenantsofalower-classapartmentbuildingintheoutskirtsintersectonabackdropofcrime,drugdealing,confusedfeelingsandtaintedrelationships,inalucidportraitofcontemporaryRome.

Marcello, abisexual formerbodybuildermarried toChiara,hasanaffairwith thebourgeois professorWalter; the ambitiousMauro, a cold-blooded dealer, and hiswife Simona get involved in the ambiguous business of the local boss Carmine tomoveuptotheelegantandcruelcirclesofcentralRomethatprofitfromthepublicfunds for the disadvantaged; Valeria and her son Attilio, Flaminia and her violenthusbandBrunofacethedailydifficultiesoftheirtroubledlives.

The corrupted powers of urban speculation invade a suspended corner of thesuburbs, contaminating the lives of a group of lost souls, revealing the desperateworldoftheslumandthepitilesssceneofthecitycenterasthehiddenfaceofthesamecoin.

Directors’ note “TaintedSoulsisafilmthatportraysthetwodifferentsoulsofthecityofRome.Inthefirstpart,set intheoutskirtsofthecity, inabuildinginViaVermeer,differentsituationsareconnected to formakaleidoscopeof storiesand lives; it’sa riverofhumanity that runnethover,andMaurosurfaces:a localdrugdealerwhomorphsintoaruthlessentrepreneur.The second part of the film takes place in downtown Rome, a disturbingly cold,ascetic, posh environment inwhichMauro loses his own humanity. The directingstyleservesthenarrative,freefrommannerisms,toadhereascloselyaspossibletothe reality of the story; only in a few sequences that have a dream-like, poeticquality have we adopted a more complex, refined style meant to amplify theexperienceofthevision.”MatteoBotrugnoandDanieleColuccini

ThedirectorsMatteoBotrugnoandDanieleColucciniMatteoBotrugnoandDanieleColuccinibothobtaineddegreesinthehistoryoffilmand film criticism, while at the same time pursuing their interest in music andworkingasfilmcritics.ChrysalisandEuropaarethefirsttwopartsofatrilogyofshortfilmsroundedoutbySisifo.Since2008,theduohasalsodirectedmusicvideos.In2010,theymadetheir first featurefilm,Et interrapax,whichpremieredattheGiornatedegliAutori.Thefilmwasafterwardselectedinmorethan70internationalfilm festivals, including those inTokyoandMoscow,andwasagreat successwithaudiencesworldwide.ItalianfilmjournalistsawardedEtinterrapaxaxwithaSpecialMentionattheSilverRibbonawards(Nastrid’Argento)asa“differentandcourageousartisticwork”.In2011,theirscreenplay“Ritodiprimavera–TheRiteofSpring”participatedintheNewCinemaNetworkattheRomeFilmFestival.Fiveyearslater,itwasselectedfortheSundanceMediterraneanScreenwritersWorkshop.In 2015, theywere the only European directors tapped for the Network of AsianFantasticFilmswiththeirscreenplayforthefilm“Quantot’amo”.Theirsecondfeature,TaintedSouls,markstheduo’sreturntoVeniceDays.

The Actors VINICIOMARCHIONIFilmography2017-THEPLACEbyP.Genovese2016-SOCIALMENTEPERICOLOSIbyF.Venditti2016-GLADBECKbyK.Riedhoff2015-PECOREINERBAbyA.Caviglia2013-TUTTACOLPADIFREUDbyP.Genovese2012-THETHIRDPERSONbyP.Haggis2012-VENUTOALMONDObyS.Castellitto2012-ILSUDE’NIENTEbyF.Mollo2012-PASSIONESINISTRAbyM.Ponti2012-MIELEbyV.Golino2012-AMICHEDAMORIREbyG.Farina2011-SULLASTRADADICASAbyE.Corapi2011-CAVALLIbyM.Rho2011-BOPCAMERONbyW.Allen2010-SCIALLAbyF.Bruni2009-FEISBUM!byA.A.V.V.2009-20SIGARETTEbyA.AmadeiANNAFOGLIETTAFilmography2016-CHEVUOICHESIAbyE.Leo2015-PERFETTISCONOSCIUTIbyP.Genovese2014-NOIELAGIULIAbyE.Leo2014-LAPRIMAVOLTADIMIAFIGLIAbyR.Rossi2014-CONFUSIEFELICIbyM.Bruno2013-TUTTACOLPADIFREUDbyP.Genovese2012-COLPIDIFULMINEbyN.Parenti2012-MAISTATIUNITIbyC.Vanzina2012-L’AMOREÈIMPERFETTObyF.Muci2011-LANUOVAOSSESSIONEbyL.Tornatore2011-EXAMICICOMEPRIMA!byC.Vanzina2010-NESSUNOMIPUÒGIUDICAREbyM.Bruno2009-ILVELODIWALTZXbyS.Stivaletti2009-THEAMERICANbyA.Corbjin2009-FEISBUM!byA.A.V.V.2008-ARRIVANOIMOSTRIbyE.Oldoini2008-SOLOUNPADREbyL.Lucini

2007-SECHIUDIGLIOCCHIbyL.Romano2006-TARTARUGHEEUCLIDEERAUNBUGIARDObyV.DiRusso2005-442ILGIOCOPIÙBELLODELMONDObyM.Carrillo,C.Cupellini,F.Lagi,R.Johnson2005-SFIORATIbyA.OrlandoMAURIZIOTESEIFilmography2014-LOCHIAMAVANOJEEGROBOTbyG.Mainetti2014-SIGHTSOFDEATHbyA.Capone2013-ARANCEEMARTELLObyD.Bianchi2011-ETINTERRAPAXbyM.BotrugnoeD.Coluccini2011-PAULINEDETECTIVE'byM.Fitoussi2009-FANTASMI-ITALIANGHOSTSTORIESbyregistivari2007-L’ORADIPUNTAbyV.Marra2005-4-4-2ILGIOCOPIÙBELLODELMONDObyM.Carrillo,C.Cupellini,F.Lagi,R.Johnson2004-KISSMELORENAbyA.Izzo,G.FavillaGIULIABEVILACQUAFilmography2016-PERSEMPREbyP.Genovese2016-TIRAMISU’byF.DeLuigi2015-NATALECOLBOSSbyV.DeBiasi2014-TUTTACOLPADIFREUDbyP.Genovese2011-100METRIDALPARADISObyR.Verzillo2011-ALICEbyR.DePaolis2010-COMETROVAREL’UOMOGIUSTONELMODOSBAGLIATObyD.CursiMasellaeS.Allocca2010-L'IMPORTANZADIPIACEREAIGATTIbyC.Nannuzzi2010-UNOTTIMOLAVORObyD.Giarrusso2009-FEISBUM!byA.A.V.V.2007-UNATRANQUILLASERATADICAMPAGNAbyA.Valori2007-L'ORADIPUNTAbyV.Marra2006-CARDIOFITNESSbyF.Tagliavia2005-ACHILLEELATARTARUGAbyV.Attanasio2002-NESSUNOTORNAINDIETRObyF.Giraldi2002-ILLINGUAGGIODELL’AMOREbyS.Nicchiarelli2002-MOZZARELLEINCARROZZAbyF.Lagi2001-GEMbyM.Popovic2000-SYRIENbyS.Giordano

2000-PROVINIPERUNMASSACRObyG.Chiesa2000-QUIPROQUObyJ.BellavistaVINCENZOSALEMMEFilmography 2016-SEMILASCINONVALIbyV.Salemme2014-…EFUORINEVICAbyV.Salemme2013-MAISTATIUNITIbyC.Vanzina2012-LE10REGOLEPERFARINNAMORAREbyC.Bortone2012-BUONAGIORNATAdeifratelliVanzina.2011-LEZIONIDICIOCCOLATO2byA.M.Federici2011-EX–AmicicomeprimabyC.Vanzina2011-BACIATIDALLAFORTUNAbyP.Costella2010-ANATALEMISPOSObyP.Costella2010-LAVITAÈUNACOSAMERAVIGLIOSAbyC.Vanzina2009-BAARIAbyG.Tornatore2009-EXbyF.Brizzi2008-NOPROBLEMbyV.Salemme2007-SMS–SOTTOMENTITESPOGLIEbyV.Salemme2006-OLÈdeifratelliVanzina2006-BACIAMIPICCINAbyR.Cimpanelli2005-COSEDAPAZZIbyV.Salemme2003-HOVISTOLESTELLEbyV.Salemme2002-VOLESSEILCIELObyV.Salemme2000-FACCIADIPICASSObyM.Ceccherini2000-ARUOTALIBERAbyV.Salemme1999-AMOREAPRIMAVISTAbyV.Salemme1998-L’AMICODELCUOREbyV.Salemme1993-ILTUFFObyM.Martella.1992-MORTEDIUNMATEMATICONAPOLETANObyM.Martone1989-C'ÈPOSTOPERTUTTIbyG.Planta.1985-LAMESSAÈFINITAbyN.Moretti1984-BIANCAbyN.Moretti1981-SOGNID'ORObyN.MorettiNUCCIOSIANOFilmography 2007-HOTELMEINAbyC.Lizzani2005-ANTONIOGUERRIERODIDIObyA.BelluccoES.Cecca2004-OCEAN’STWELVEbyS.Soderbergh2003-UNDERCOVERbyV.Giacobbo

2002-UNDERTHETUSCANSUNbyA.Wells2001-THEWHOLESHEBANGbyG.Zaloom2001-CAPTAINCORELLI’SMANDOLINbyJ.Madden2000-ITALIANSOLDIERSbyF.Cabras2000-TOBIAALCAFFE’byG.Mingozzi1999-LEDUECOMPLICIbyE.Piovano1996-DENTROILCUOREbyM.Perlini1993-ZUPPADIPESCEbyF.Infascelli1992-ILVENTREDIMARIAbyM.Perlini

TheProducersKIMERAFILMKIMERAFILMisanItaliancompanysetupin2009.“TaintedSouls”isthecompany’sfirstfeatureproducedaftertheextraordinarysuccessof“Don’tBeBad”byClaudioCaligari, presented at the 72nd Venice Film Festival and designated as Italianrepresentativetothe2015AcademyAwardinthecategoryBestForeignFilm.Mission of KimeraFilm is to give visibility to quality independent project anddirectorsbalancingatthebesttheartisticandthecommercialapproachtothefilmbusiness.KimeraFilmcreditsincludebothnarrativeanddocumentaryfilms:besidethealreadymentioned “Don’t be Bad” Kimera also produced the debut feature by MatteoBotrugno and Daniele Coluccini, “Et in terra pax” which premiered at the VeniceDaysin2010andparticipatedtomorethan70internationalfilmfestivalaroundtheworld.KimeraFilm’sdocumentariesinclude“BertoluccionBertolucci”byLucaGuadagninoandWalterFasano(2014),winnerofaSpecialMentionattheSilverRibbonawardsand“AlfredoBini,ospite inatteso”bySimoneIsola,whichpremieredattheVeniceFilm Festival in 2016 and won the Silver Ribbon in the same year as bestdocumentaryaboutcinema. NOTORIOUSPICTURESFoundedbyGuglielmoMarchetti,NOTORIOUSPICTURESSPAstarted itsactivity in2012 as distribution company acquiring all rights for Italy of some of the mostsuccessfulboxofficetitlesofrecentyearssuchas“OlympusHasFallen”byAntoineFuqua(starringGerardButlerandMorganFreeman),“Belle&Sebastien”byNicolasVanier (7M Euros at the Italian box office), “The Beauty and the Beast” byChristophe Gans, “Selma” by Ava DuVernay (Oscar for best song) and quicklyestablisheditselfasoneofthemostimportantindependentdistributionsinItaly.In 2014, the company went public on the AIM stock market. Starting in 2015,Notorioushasalsomovedintoproductionwithitsfirsttitle“TheTruthAboutLoveIs…” by director Max Croci and starring Ambra Angiolini, Carolina Crescentini,MassimoPoggio,GiulianaDeSio,successfullyreleasedinMarch2017.

NotoriousisnowdevelopingtheItalianremakeoftheFrenchsuccessfrom“Plandetable”asaninternationalco-productionwithUK.ThescriptwillbecuratedbyDeanCraigwhosecreditsincludeFrankOz’s“FuneralParty”,amongothers.FuturegoalsofNotoriousaretoextenditsfilmproductionslateaswellasstartingtodevelopTVprojects.GEKONPRODUCTIONSFoundedin2015,GekonProductionsisaFrancescoDainotti’sproductioncompany.Mission of the company is to discover debuting directors and promote youngauthorswithaspecificattentiontoartisticinnovation,tryingtobringnewvoicestowideraudiences.Among thecompany’scredits, thereare“Ultima fermata” (2015), the first featurebyGiambattistaAssanti, starring Luca Lionello and Claudia Cardinalewhowas forthisfilmnominatedasBestActressatDaviddiDonatello(ItalianAcademyAwards)in2016.UpcomingprojectsinGekon’slineupareAlessandroDiRonzadebutfilm“Ilprincipedellepezze”,documentaryaboutthehistoryofcostumedesigninItaliancinemaandthe feature “Confinati a Ponza”, the first film by Francesco Maria Cordella, anintimateportraitofPietroNenniandBenitoMussolini.