Fireworks (2023 film) explained

Director:	Giuseppe Fiorello
Screenplay:	Giuseppe Fiorello Andrea Cedrola Carlo Salsa
Starring:	Gabriele Pizzurro Samuele Segreto Simona Malato Fabrizia Sacchi
Music:	Giovanni Caccamo Leonardo Milani
Cinematography:	Ramiro Civita
Editing:	Federica Forcesi
Runtime:	134 minutes
Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian

Fireworks is a 2023 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Giuseppe Fiorello, at his feature film debut. The film is based on the Giarre murder.

Cast

• Samuele Segreto as Gianni Accordino
• Gabriele Pizzurro as Nino Scalia
• Simona Malato as Lina
• Fabrizia Sacchi as Carmela
• Enrico Roccaforte as Franco
• Simone Raffaele Cordiano as Totò
• Antonio De Matteo as Alfredo Scalia
• Anita Pomario as Giuseppina
• Roberto Salemi as Pietro Scalia
• Giuseppe Spata as Ciccio Scalia
• Maria Giuditta Vasile as Isabella Scalia

Production

The film is a dramatization of the Giarre murder.^[1] It was produced by Ibla Film,^[2] and was shot in the province of Syracuse, between Ferla, Marzamemi and Pachino.^[3] The original title reprises a Franco Battiato song with the same name from his 1979 album L'era del cinghiale bianco.^[4]

Release

The film was released in Italian cinemas on 23 March 2023.^[5] It was screened at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.^[6]

Reception

^[7] For this film Fiorello was awarded the Nastro d'Argento for best new director and was nominated for the David di Donatello in the same category.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. News: Rabb . Maxwell . Review: Fireworks . 7 April 2024 . . 26 January 2024.
2. News: Keslassy . Elsa . Pulsar Content Boards 'Fireworks,' Italian Film About Infamous Hate Crime . 7 April 2024 . . 27 June 2022 . 29 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529000948/https://variety.com/2022/film/global/pulsar-content-fireworks-1235304088/ . live .
3. News: Avellina . Giuditta . Cos'è la stranizza d'amuri raccontata da Beppe Fiorello . 7 April 2024 . . 29 March 2023 . it-IT.
4. News: Ciofani . Lorenzo . Stranizza d'amuri, l'inno alla vita di Beppe Fiorello: "Storia che mi ha fatto sentire in colpa" . 7 April 2024 . Cinematografo . 21 March 2023 . it.
5. News: Baldini . Paolo . Il Delta amaro di Borghi e Lo Cascio, il ritorno di John Wick e altri 8 film da non perdere al cinema o in streaming . 7 April 2024 . . 25 March 2023 . it-IT.
6. News: Scarpa . Vittoria Scarpa . Review: Fireworks . 7 April 2024 . . 12 July 2023 . en . 13 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230713060036/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/446235/ . live .
7. Web site: Fireworks. Rotten Tomatoes. 7 April 2024. en. 7 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240407093924/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fireworks_2023. live.
8. News: Ecco «Stranizza d'Amuri» felice esordio alla regia del talentuoso Beppe Fiorello . 7 April 2024 . . 22 September 2023 . it.
9. News: De Luca . Silvia . David di Donatello 2024, le nomination: c'è "Stranizza D'Amuri" di Beppe Fiorello . 7 April 2024 . BE Sicily Mag . 4 April 2024 . it-IT.