Il Termosifone (The Radiator)

A double Satire on Gas problem for Europeans during the War between Russia and Ukraine and on how South Italians never use Radiators during the Winter

  • Pasquale Fresegna
    Director
    Fino al mare
  • Pasquale Fresegna
    Writer
  • Nicola Lepore
    Key Cast
    "The Radiator"
    Blu38, Mare Fuori
  • Salvatore Fresegna
    Key Cast
    "The man"
  • Patrizia Mauriello
    Key Cast
    "The woman"
  • Pasquale Fresegna
    Key Cast
    "The guy"
    A Federico Fellini non piace il Pop
  • Rigel Cat
    Music score
  • Pasquale Fresegna
    Producer
    PFTV
  • Salvatore Fresegna
    Producer
  • Pasquale Fresegna
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Satire, Comedy, Short, Micro, Absurd
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Napoli Fine Arts Academy
  • Absurd Film Festival 2025 🌿
    Cinisello Balsamo
    Italy
    May 1, 2025
    Rebel Vision Award (Honorable Mention) April 2025
  • Lancillotto al Cinema Film Festival 2025
    Casalnuovo di Napoli
    Italy
    May 21, 2025
    World Premiere
    Official Selection "Premio Achille"
  • Golden Lion International Film Festival 2025 🏆
    Calcutta
    India
    August 24, 2025
    Best One Minute Short Film
  • Kodaikanal International Film Festival 🏆
    Kodaikanal
    India
    November 20, 2025
    Best One Minute Short Film - Oct. 2025
Director Biography - Pasquale Fresegna

1993 - Born in Napoli
2015 - Bachelor in Visual Arts
2018 - Debut as short film Director
2019 - Feature films works as Ass.
and first short film Award
2024 - Master in Cinema

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Director Statement

In 2022 Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Italy and former President of ECB (UE Bank), asked Italians not to shower during the summer and use the radiators during the winter to "fight" Putin and destabilize the Russian Gas companies

These absurd requests show the perverse way of thinking of the European oligarchies: servants with the rich and tyrants with the poor... asking the useless sacrifices to the Population to keep Billionaires life-style intact

Since the UE political class asked again this nonsense sacrifices in winter 2024, I find the opportunity to film a tale of a poor Radiator untouched by his family in the last 20 years

Satire for the political Foolishness and Satire for the Loneliness of Men in the Wester World