ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN ETHIOPIA- SCREENING OF “THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS” BY FELIX VAN GROENINGEN AND CHARLOTTE VANDERMEERSCH

In the context of the Italian Film Festival in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa’s  IIC hosts the screening of the film “The Eight Mountains” by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch,  which received the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize and David di Donatello award for the best Italian film 2023 and which deepens the fascinating story on the indissoluble relationship between Man and Nature.

Synopsis 

The Eight Mountains, the film directed by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, is based on the book by Paolo Cognetti, winner of the Premio Strega in 2017. The book focuses on the decades-long friendship between Pietro and Bruno (Luca Marinelli and Alessandro Borghi).   Pietro is a city boy, who goes to the mountains only to spend the summer holidays, while Bruno is a shepherd and lives in the mountains all year round. The two knew each other since childhood, when they spent their days in the middle of the mountains for long walks, making a strong friendship. Twenty years later, Peter, now a man, returns to high altitude to find himself and make peace with his past.

Original title : Le otto montagne

Year: 2022