Once Upon a Time Ennio and Sergio

Two mafia hitmen are each others first love until one of them is ordered to kill the other.

Once upon a time in a sleepy Italian village, two little boys, Ennio Sentenza and Sergio Aaronson, grow up to be very close friends as well as fearless men of honor and talented hitmen. As time passes, both men lose sight of each other. However, when, many years later, Sergio strays and ends up upsetting the commission, their paths cross again. To restore order and maintain peace among the families, Don Santino requests Ennio to get rid of Sergio. Thorn between his sense of duty and his unrelenting bond with Sergio, Ennio sets out to do what is expected of him. Yet, Sergio knows his friend is coming, raising the stakes to life and death.

  • Ray Kermani
    Director
    In Her Shoes
  • Ray Kermani
    Writer
    In Her Shoes
  • Ines Swinters
    Producer
  • Stéphane Simon
    Key Cast
    "Ennio Sentenza"
  • Soren Jermei
    Key Cast
    "Sergio Aaronson"
  • Christos Knieper
    Key Cast
    "Don Santino"
  • Gunther Tyriard
    Key Cast
    "Vinnie"
  • Rino Carta
    Key Cast
    "Johnny"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    C'era Una Volta Ennio e Sergio
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Silent movie, Drama
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 30, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    45,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium, Italy
  • Language:
    English, Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ray Kermani

Ray Kermani is a Belgian film director and screenwriter.

In 2016, together with producer and screenwriter Ines Swinters, they founded their production company Shadow Pictures.

They're short films and screenplays have been screened in 29 countries and have won 35 awards.
He's a big supporter of diversity in films.

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Director Statement

Ennio & Sergio is a "western meets gangster" tale. My ode to the magic duo Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone. Same pace like the 60's/70's spaghetti westerns and I wanted the dialogues to be juicily dubbed like all the European movies did back then.
In my search for the perfect locations in Italy, I fell in love with the amazing landscapes of Sardinia. So I decided to shoot most of the scenes in Sardinia and some exterior scenes were shot in Belgium.