Chemical Hunger

Chemical Hunger
Directed by	Antonio Bocola Paolo Vari
Screenplay by	Antonio Bocola Paolo Vari Cristina Proserpio Francesco Scarpelli Gianfilippo Pedote
Starring	Marco Foschi Matteo Gianoli Valeria Solarino
Cinematography	Mladen Matula
Edited by	Maurizio Grillo
Music by	Luca Persico
Distributed by	Lucky Red
Release date	2003 (2003)
Language	Italian

Chemical Hunger (Italian : Fame chimica, also known as Chemical Hunger – The Munchies) is a 2003 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Antonio Bocola and Paolo Vari, at their feature film debut. It premiered at the 60th Venice International Film Festival.

Cast

• Marco Foschi as Claudio
• Matteo Gianoli as Manuel
• Valeria Solarino as Maja
• Teco Celio as Claudio's Father
• Mauro Serio as Di Natale
• Mimmo Allanprese as Cuccu
• Giulio Baraldi as Cosimo
• Giancarlo Kalabrugovic as Bifo
• Luca Persico as Zulù

Production

The film was shot in Milan, between Quarto Oggiaro, Barona and Gratosoglio. ^[1]

Release

The film premiered at the 60th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the New Territories sidebar. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The film won the Special Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Annecy Italian Film Festival. ^[3] The theme song "Fame chimica" by 'O Zulù was nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Original Song. ^[4]

References

1. Rossi, Stefano (7 September 2003). "I ragazzi delle nostre periferie Meglio bulli che rassegnati". La Repubblica . p. 16.
2. Weissberg, Jay (5 June 2004). "Chemical Hunger – The Munchies". Variety . Retrieved 13 July 2025.
3. Redazione (3 October 2004). "Ad Annecy sbanca "Fame chimica"". Sentieri Selvaggi (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
4. Ercolani, Adriano (12 April 2005). "David di Donatello 2005: nominations". Off-screen. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

External links

• Chemical Hunger at IMDb