Thomas and Bijan are two boys confined to their homes during the pandemic. A call on Skype kicks off a conversation full of virtual secrets as they share their anger and incomprehension, revealing increasingly intense parallels between their two lives and the private lives of two giants of history: Napoleon Bonaparte and Dante Alighieri. Broken family ties fill the bitter plot. Thomas’s father, a renowned professor, has abandoned his son to devote his time and energy to studying Napoleon. Bijan’s father, a famous Syrian poet, is exiled from his country forever.
 

An interactive film with two beginnings and a surprise ending that brings Dante and Napoleon right up to date. Great men of yesterday and today. 
 

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• 2021
• 
• 1h 7 min
• HD

Recitato in lingua inglese e sottotitoli in italiano.

CREDITS
 
Produced by
Pinacoteca di Brera
 
In partnership with
Gallerie d’Italia 
 
From an original idea by
James M. Bradburne
 
Written by
Emily Renée 
 
Dramatised by
Tamar Saphra 
 
Video directed by
VIVA
 
Theatrical direction by
Fabio Cherstich 
 
Cast
Bijan | Jorge Franco IV
Darius/Leo | Marco Gambino
Thomas| Jacopo Rampini
Marie | Laurence Aliquot
 
Project coordinated by
Ilaria Bollati
 
Sound, music and technological systems
Vil Gryshkov 
 
Technology
Sirius Integrated srl 
 
With the support of
Amici di Brera
 
Our special thanks to
Panasonic, Lapalma, Claudio Lamperti, Aster Mollica, Andrée Ruth Shammah, Gallerie d’Italia – Piazza Scala, Museo di Intesa Sanpaolo – Milan