La storia del Frank e della Nina

The Story of Frank and Nina

Dreamy Milan serves as the backdrop for a poetic and anarchistic film symphony about young friendship, the longing for freedom, and the courage to write one's own story. Carlo, nicknamed Gollum, is a mute graffiti artist who expresses himself on Milan's city walls. His best friend Frank, a school dropout making ends meet by selling tutoring services, dreams of leaving everything behind. When they meet Nina, a 16-year-old Romani mother with a violent husband, their lives are profoundly changed. Nina hires Frank to help her with her studies, and an unexpected bond grows between them. Together with the silent Carlo, they form an unlikely trio preparing to leave the life they know behind. (Josef Kullengård, Göteborg Film Festival)

Director's Filmography (Selection)
La storia del Frank e della Nina (The Story of Frank and Nina, 2024) - Beata te (2022) - Tito e gli alieni (Little Tito and the Aliens, 2017) - Into Paradiso (2010)
CROSSING EUROPE AWARDS
2025: CROSSING EUROPE Award - YAAAS! Youth Jury
YAAAS! Competition 2025
Paola Randi
Italy / Switzerland 2024
color
105 minutes
Italian
OV with English subtitles

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Screenplay Paola Randi
Cinematography Matteo Carlesimo
Editing Andrea Maguolo
Sound/Sounddesign Markus Egloff, Riccardo Studer
Music Zeno Gabaglio
With Gabriele Monti, Ludovica Nasti, Samuele Teneggi, Marco Bonadei, Bruno Bozzetto, Dave Giuseppe Seke, Alessandra Casella, Anna Ferzetti
Producer(s) Domenico Procacci, Laura Paolucci, Peter Luisi, David Luisi
Production
Fandango, Spotlight Media Productions, Rai Cinema, RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera
World Sales
Fandango
Austrian Premiere
World Premiere
Venice International Film Festival 2024
Tags
Coming-of-Age