''Bad Tales'' ( it, Favolacce) is a 2020 Italian-Swiss

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by

Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo (born 14 July 1988), collectively referred to as the D'Innocenzo brothers, are Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated in productions of note. Biography Twin brothers Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenz ...

. It was selected to compete for the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The winn ...

in the main competition section at the

70th Berlin International Film Festival The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival heads, business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director C ...

, where the D'Innocenzo brothers were awarded with the

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (german: Silberner Bär/Bestes Drehbuch) is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in Screenwriting. Winners See also * Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay The Best Screen ...

Cast

Elio Germano Elio Germano (born 25 September 1980) is an Italian actor. He is the recipient of many accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a Silver Bear for Best Actor. Life and career Born in Rome to a Molisan family from Duro ...

as Bruno Placido *

Barbara Chichiarelli Barbara Chichiarelli is an Italian actress. Early life and career After graduating from the Terenzio Mamiani classical high school, she left university three exams before graduating in theater (former Department of Arts and Performing Science ...

as Dalila Placido * as Amelio Guerrini * Max Malatesta as Pietro Rosa * Ileana D'Ambra as Vilma Tommasi * Lino Musella as Professor Bernardini * Giulia Melilio as Viola Rosa * Justin Korovkin as Geremia Guerrini * Tommaso Di Cola as Dennis Placido * Barbara Ronchi * Giulietta Rebeggiani as Alessia Placido *

Max Tortora Max Tortora (born Massimiliano Tortora on 21 January 1963) is an Italian actor. Biography Very active on TV, Tortora began his career on stage in the 1980s, after graduating in Architecture. His most famous role is the role of the mechanic Ezio ...

as Narrator (voice)

Accolades

''Bad Tales'' won the Jury Prize in International Competition at the 2020

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with ''

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''.

References

External links

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