“Le otto montagne” is an adaptation of Paolo Cognetti’s bestseller of the same name. In addition to directing, Van Groeningen and Vandermeersch also wrote the screenplay.
“We are so happy to be able to show our film to the world in this way. We are proud of our collaboration with each other, with Felix’s regular companions Ruben Impens and Nico Leunen, with producer Hans Everaert and the entire Italian top team. was a privilege to be able to tell this warm, human, epic story and to set up a major European project. We are blushing,” the director couple responds.
It is the story of Pietro and Bruno, a boy from the city and one from the mountains, who befriend when they are eleven, with a forgotten part of the Alps as their kingdom. Their lives stretch, they lose each other and find each other again. While Bruno stays true to his mountain, Pietro travels the world. A journey in loneliness and love, past origin and destination, over friendship, life and death.
The Italian cast includes Luca Marinelli (Martin Eden), Alessandro Borghi (Devils), Filippo Timi (Vincere) and Elena Lietti (Anna).
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