Ketticè (2026)
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- Synopsis:
"Ketticè", a film directed by Giovanni Tortorici, is set in Palermo in 2012 and tells the story of Giulio (Salvatore Gallina), a sixteen-year-old teenager dissatisfied with his life. He drags his days with unfinished homework, lacking enthusiasm and feeling an inexplicable emptiness. School is a burden, the future a distant concept. His encounter with Ketty (Rachele Testagrossa), a girl his age with a strong personality and a restless gaze, breaks the monotony. She always seems to know what she wants, but behind her confident demeanor hides her need to escape. The two recognize each other immediately: they are souls in search of oxygen, intolerant of the rules and judgments of the adult world. - Actors:
- Monica Bellucci, Rachele Testagrossa, Salvatore Gallina, Isabella Giuditta Pecoraino, Davide Cirri
- Directors:
- Giovanni Tortorici
- Producers:
- Ilan Amouyal, Luisa Borella, Agustina Costa Varsi, Adrien Dassault, Luca Guadagnino, Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Marco Morabito, Gabriele Moratti, Annamaria Morelli, Davide Novelli, Massimiliano Orfei
- Writers:
- Giovanni Tortorici
- Aka:
- Kettice
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- Italy
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Reviews (1) of Ketticè
All Moped Out - Ketticè review by griggs
Growing up is difficult enough without someone insisting your childhood was a historical event.
Giovanni Tortorici draws on his teenage years in Palermo, and you can feel the fondness. The trouble is, the film keeps nudging you in the ribs to point out how significant it all was.
There’s nothing to do, so the kids mope about in tiny moped-cars and take drugs to fill the hours. Teenage boredom has fuelled worse decisions, and there’s a decent film somewhere in that.
The mostly first-time cast should make it feel scruffy and real. Instead, a few look like they’ve been told to stand very still for a wedding photo, and scenes meant to feel loose go oddly stiff.
It’s competently made, and I could see what it was going for. The buzz never made it as far as my seat.
I’m sure it meant a great deal to the people who lived it. I just wasn’t one of them.