14 min
Asterión
14 min
Under the burning sun, a solitary bull awaits tirelessly, whilst a man jumps deep into the darkest waters of his persona, in their common attempt to defeat death. In this silent visual poem, the massive body of a bull appears on the table of a meticulous taxidermist, having died in the hot sun in the middle of a bullfighting arena. Working with the body of an untamed animal, the man is inwardly transformed and finds in the animal's skin a way to cope with his own mortality and the transience of life.
Francesco Montagner made his debut with Animata Resistenza, which he co-directed, co-wrote, and produced, for which he won the Venezia Classici Award for Best Documentary on Cinema at the 71st edition of the Venice Film Festival. Brotherhood, his second film, received several other awards in over 30 festivals worldwide.