The Boy with Pink Pants

Margherita Ferri
2024

FILM INFO

Andrea Spezzacatena had just turned 15 when he suddenly took his own life. It was the first case of peer bullying in Italy that led to suicide, leaving the entire nation stunned and in shock. The entire incident began with his decision to wear red trousers, a gift from his mother, which turned pink after washing.

Original title
Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa
Country
Italy
Year
2024
Duration
114’
Color / Black&White
Color
Form
Fiction

DIRECTOR

Margherita Ferri

Film and TV director and screenwriter, Margherita Ferri, studied at UCLA and the National School of Cinema, Rome. Her first feature film, ZEN IN THE ICE RIFT, premiered in Venice in 2018, then screened at many international film festivals. Then, she directed two episodes of the Netflix Original Series ZERO (2021) and two episodes of the Amazon Prime Video original series BANG BANG BABY (2022).

Filmography

Capitan Didier (2021); Zen in the Ice Rift (2018)

team

Director
Margherita Ferri
Screenplay
Roberto Proia
Camera
Martina Cocco
Cast
Claudia Pandolfi, Samuele Carrino, Sara Ciocca, Andrea Arru, Corrado Fortuna, Milvia Marigliano
Music
Francesco Cerasi
Editing
Mauro Rossi
Producer
Roberto Proia
Production
Eagle Pictures, Weekend Films
World sales company
PiperFilm