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Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Sleeping Saint
2016 0h 19m EN
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5.2
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★5.2TMDB · 4
Synopsis
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Giacomina is twelve, and has been chosen as guardian of Saint Achillea's statue for the annual procession. It would be the most beautiful day for her but her best friend, Silene, is found in a state of a seeming death: her body is still warm. While the village is hailing it as a miracle, walking in procession with the girl instead of the statue, Giacomina is the only one wondering whether everything is really lost or not. - Marco Borromei
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Laura Samani
- Writers
- Elisa Dondi, Marco Borromei
- Languages
- Italian
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Laura Samani directs. Chiara Dainese cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 10 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Chiara Dainese shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5IMDB entry: tt5645190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Chiara Dainese
- Runtime
- 19 min · 0h 19m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Laura Samani
Key crew
- EditorChiara Dainese
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-05-19· Cannes Film Festival
