Estonian premiere

My Summer with the Shark

Local title
Hai hambad
Original title
Denti da squalo
Director
Davide Gentile
Country
Italy
Year
2023
Festival
23rd Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Genre
drama, youth film
Subject
love, friendship, self-realisation, child-parent relationships, adventures, childhood, men, youth

School is out and 13-year-old Walter has just lost his father. As he wanders seemingly aimlessly along the Roman coast, it is a fascinating and mysterious place that captures his attention: an abandoned villa with a gigantic, murky swimming pool. But the villa is not unattended, and an unforgettable journey will begin for him.

Age recommendation: 12+

Director
Davide Gentile
Screenwriter
Valerio Cilio, Gianluca Leoncini
Cast
Tiziano Menichelli, Stefano Rosci, Virginia Raffaele, Claudio Santamaria, Edoardo Pesce
Producer
Gabriele Mainetti, Andrea Occhipinti, Stefano Massenzi, Mattia Guerra, Claudio Saraceni, Federico Saraceni, Jacopo Saraceni
Cinematographer
Ivan Casalgrandi
Editor
Tommaso Gallone
Music
Michele Braga, Gabriele Mainetti
Production
Goon Films, Lucky Red, IdeaCinema, Rai Cinema
World sales
Rai Com
Runtime
Language
Italian
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Davide Gentile

Davide Gentile , after graduating from the Milano Film School, Davide joined a Production Company in Milan where he decided that his place was behind the camera. He moved to New York City and afterwards to London, where he began working on documentaries and commercials. His work is marked by his great ability to shape characters and personalities in a unique way, delivering some amazing representations of every day’s slices of life. Davide has worked for brands such as Durex, Pepsi, Chevrolet, Red Bull, AT&T, Costa Crociere, AOL and many more. His short film "Mofilm" has won several awards amongst which the International Booktrailer Film Festival. Furthermore, in 2015, he won the second prize at the 2015 Young Director Awards for his amazing BOSE commercial "Music Is My Language".

Filmography:
Bold (2014), Food for Thought (2016), Denti da squalo (My Summer with the Shark, 2023)

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Screenings

7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening020702 / Hai hambad
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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4th Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening101403 / Hai hambad
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsDavide Gentile (Director)
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1st Saku hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening161103 / Hai hambad
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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