The Human Horses

La storia di tre tiratori di rickshaw per le strade di Kolkata. Li chiamano uomini cavallo, per via del lavoro che svolgono, in realtà sono gli ultimi fra gli ultimi, una testarda testimonianza della vera essenza della dignità umana. In una città che, quasi tenuta insieme dalla sua agonia, ha la vitalità spasmodica di chi è prossimo alla fine.

Ibrahim, Ram and Raju are three rickshaw pullers in Kolkata – a city held together by its agony, which has the spasmodic vitality of some – thing that is nearing its end. These men are called “Human Horses” because of the work they do. Actually, they are the last of the lasts, a stubborn proof of the true essence of human dignity.

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Soggetto / Script: Rosario Simanella, Gianluca Marcon, Cristina Donno, Liviana Davì
Regia / Directed by: Rosario Simanella, Marco Landini
Produzione / Production: Cristina Donno | FUFILM (Italy), Serena Gramizzi |Bo Film (Italy)
Distribuzione / Distribution: Bo Film

PREMI / AWARDS
Miglior Fotografia / Best Cinematography @ Delhi Short Film Festival, Delhi (India) – November 2014
Miglior Regia / Best Direction @ Life After Oil, Martis (Sassari, Italy) – August 2014
Premio speciale della giuria / Jury Award @ London Film Award – Documentary Film Festival, London (UK) – December 2013

ANTEPRIME / FESTIVAL PREMIÈRE
WORLDWIDE PREMIÈRE | London Award Film, Intl Documentary Contest, London (UK) – December 2013
INTERNATIONAL PREMIÈRE | Cines del Sur, Al Jazeera Film Festival Section, Granada (Spain) – June 2014
AMERICAN PREMIÈRE | Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival, Intl Documentary Contest, Arizona (USA) – October 2014
OPENING FILM | Al Jazeera Film Festival, Intl Documentary Contest, Doha (Qatar) – October 2014

Produzione / Producer FUFILM: Cristina Donno | FUFILM (Italy), Serena Gramizzi | Bo Film (Italy)
Produzione / Producer Bo Film: Serena Gramizzi
Direttore della fotografia / Cinematographer: Marco Landini
Montaggio / Editor: Rosario Simanella
Suono in presa diretta / Sound recording: Gianluca Marcon
Musica / Music: Jan Maio, Massimiliano Amatruda, Broke for Free, Indigo
Sound Mix: Jan Maio
Postproduzione video / Coloring: Walter Cavatoi

Lingua / Language: Hindu, Bengali
Sottotitoli / Subtitles: English / Italian / French
Anno / Year: November 2013

Cast: Raju, Rahi, Ibrahim.

FESTIVAL
MEDIAWAVE – Another Connection, International Competition, Komarom (Hungary) – April 2015
Zhenjiang Doc Festival, Al Jazeera Film Festival Section, Zhenjiang (China) – November 2014
Delhi Short Film Festival, Intl Documentary Contest, Delhi (India) – November 2014
Al Jazeera Film Festival, Intl Documentary Contest, Doha (Qatar) – October 2014
Terra di Tutti Film Festival, Intl Documentary Contest, Bologna (Italy) – October 2014
Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival, Intl Documentary Contest, Arizona (USA) – October 2014
Labour Film Festival, Documentary Expo, Sesto San Giovanni (Milano, Italy) – September 2014
Clorofilla Film Festival, Documentary Contest, Ostuni (Brindisi, Italy) – August 2014
Life After Oil, Intl Documentary Contest, Martis (Sassari, Italy) – August 2014
Ischia Film Festival, Documentary Contest, Ischia (Italy) – June 2014
Cines del Sur, Al Jazeera Film Festival Section, Granada (Spain) – June 2014
Il cinema visto da Milano, Documentary Review, Cineteca di Milano (Italy) – April 2014
DocInTour, Theatrical distribution in Emilia Romagna (Italy) – Spring 2014
Visioni Italiane, Documentary Contest, Cineteca di Bologna (Italy) – February 2014
London Award Film, Intl Documentary Contest, London (UK) – December 2013