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I Wanted a War

Milan, Italy, now. It’s Ray’s 70th birthday. His friends Scarpa and Il Divo, both over 70 years old, arrive. They have a special present for Ray and a plan. The present is a gun. The plan is traveling to Rome by train to do something epic there, something everyone will talk about.

  • Lino Palena
    Director
    Noli Respicere (Never Look Back), Dopodomani, Italiani 2.0
  • Alessandro Q. Ferrari
    Writer
    Animation: Winx Club, The Extraordinary Adventures of Jules Verne
  • Alessandro Q. Ferrari Films
    Producer
  • Marco Balbi
    Key Cast
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0049521
  • Umberto Ceriani
    Key Cast
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0148585
  • Miro Landoni
    Key Cast
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484955
  • Nicola Cavallari
    Key Cast
    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1815417
  • Lino Palena
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Volevo una Guerra
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    HD DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Edinburgh Short Film Festival
    Edinburgh
    United Kingdom
    November 11, 2015
    Worldwide Premiere
  • Fastnet Film Festival
    Schull
    Ireland
    May 25, 2016
    Ireland Premiere
  • Follow Your Dreams Film Festival

    September 19, 2016
    Best International Film
  • Goddess on the Throne-Hyjnesha ne fron
    Prishtina
    Kosovo
    August 31, 2016
    Kosovo Premiere
  • Ayr International Short Film Festival
    Ayr
    United Kingdom
    September 10, 2016
  • Goa Short Film Festival
    Maharashtra
    India
    October 15, 2016
    Indian Premiere
  • Swedish International Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    July 4, 2016
    Swedish Premiere
  • London Shows International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    June 7, 2016
Director Biography - Lino Palena

Filmmaker, producer, multimedia artist, guerrilla marketing and new media expert, Lino Palena is a researcher of what is written between the lines.
Since years he worked as a theater director assistant, as a VJ and as director of either commercial and underground multimedia projects.
His filmography includes documentaries, short movies and countless clips.

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