Disco Boy

Cinergy.cz in cooperation with FAMUFEST and Edison Filmhub, invites you to a screening of Disco Boy followed by a discussion with Italian director Giacomo Abbruzzese about the making of his ambitious debut film, which premiered in the Main Competition of the Berlinale 2023. The discussion will not only cover the development and production of the film, but also the collaboration with the cinematographer Hélène Louvart and the musician Vitalic, or the journey to film festivals, led by the filmmaker Šimon Holý.

The film will be screened with Czech + English subtitles, the discussion will be held in English without translation.

Disco Boy follows Aleksei, who takes a difficult journey across Europe to Paris, to enlist in the French Foreign Legion - a highly selective military corp that allows any foreigner, even undocumented, to be granted a French passport. In the Niger Delta, Jomo fights against oil companies that threaten the survival of his village. Meanwhile, his sister Udoka dreams of escaping, knowing that all is already lost there. Beyond borders, life and death, their destinies will intertwine.