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Synopsis

Rosa is an illegal immigrant without a residence permit. After having been deceived, she wanders through the streets of Milan without a place to go. Exhausted, she gets shelter in a café, where a clash with the other customers will arise for apparently trivial reasons that will, however, result in unexpected outcomes.

Country Code +39 depicts a feeling of discomfort common to all the great cities’ inhabitants who, trying desperately to keep a certain balance, turn each sensation into extreme feelings, getting often to extreme behaviours such as hatred or prejudice. By experimenting the sole use of live sound, this short film lets unnatural urban noises emerge, which sweep through our most intimate places and become the soundtrack of our everyday life.

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Director’s notes

Country Code +39 (Italy) is the first episode of the series. The film tells the story of Rosa, an illegal immigrant without a residence permit. The main subject of the film is prejudice, common condition in the life of many immigrants.

The story was inspired by the capacity of many immigrants of dealing with humour in the toughest situations. For this reason + 39 may seem a comedy but it comprises a deep sense of bitterness.

Country Code +39 took part to several International film festivals, it was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Tribecca Underground Film Festival and selected by tv channel HBO for the (BTUFF) Special screening.

Country Code +39 is broadcasted on ARTE TV in France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland.

Country Code +39

Italy, 2007, Super 16 mm, 11 minutes, color

Director: Augusto Modigliani

Story: Augusto Modigliani

Screenplay: Augusto Modigliani, Pier Paolo Calza

Assistant director: Simone Pesaresi, Sara Rossetti

Director of photography: Marco Sirignano

Set design: Silvia Manzoni

Film editor: Raffaele Tamburri

Sound: Massimiliano Marcon / Tiziano Crotti

Cast: Rosalba Genovese, Paolo Pierobon, Debora Villa,