Il Solengo

Synopsis

A group of elders gathers in a hunting lodge and recalls the life of Mario “de’ Marcella”, a man who lived in a cave over 60 years of his life. Why he chose to live a solitary existence is unknown. Those who saw him while hunting referred to him as “il Solengo”, like the male boar who lives away from the pack. In the warmth of the lodge, the aged hunters sit around a table and tell tales about this complex individual. The once traditional ritual of oral storytelling is brought to life through this generation of men who continue dauntlessly to live off the land.

Director Biography

Alessio Rigo de Righi was born on August 1, 1986 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Belva Nera (2013), La gracia del mar (2010) and Catedral (2009). Matteo Zoppis was born in Rome in 1986 and studied filmmaking in New York. Together, they directed the medium-length film Belva Nera (Jury Prize at Cinema du Reel 2014, Bafici ‘14).