Eddy (film)

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Eddy
Eddy poster.jpg
Poster
Screenplay bySimone Borrelli
Story bySimone Borrelli
Produced byDaria Cimino
ProMuovi
Council of Europe
Starring Simone Borrelli
Astrid Meloni
Valentina Principi
Loubna Benrachid
CinematographyDario Di Mella
Edited byRosa Santoro
Music bySimone Borrelli
Production
companies
Zen Movie
Promuovi
Distributed byCouncil of Europe
Compagnia dello Ionio
Release date
  • 15 October 2014 (2014-10-15)(Strasbourg)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Eddy is a 2014 Italian film written, directed, and scored by Simone Borrelli, who also starred in the film.
The film is supported by the presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic [1] and had an exclusive world premiere in Strasbourg [2] on 15 October 2014, where it received the accolade of being Official Human Rights Movie 2015 [3] from the Council of Europe [4]
The film is about violence against children, volunteer doctors, and terrorist attacks in Syria.

Contents

Plot

Rodrigo is a young Italian surgeon who leaves Italy to volunteer at a field hospital in Syria, where there are a large number of innocent victims of violence of war as a result of the ongoing civil war.
He was called to this location to help with as many of the resulting medical emergencies as possible.
Just before leaving his home in Italy, his girlfriend Sofia tells him she is expecting a baby, hoping to convince him to stay. Finding himself at a very important moment in his life, in which he is becoming a father for the first time, Rodrigo's determination to carry on with his commitment as a doctor causes an argument with Sofia. This argument results in Sofia unwillingly accepting Rodrigo's decision to leave.
Once Rodrigo arrives at the Syrian field hospital (located at the Syrian-Turkish border), he immediately becomes aware of the difficult place where he has ended up.
He spends days witnessing the disturbing consequences of violence and finds himself saving primarily children, who continuously arrive at the hospital in critical condition.
Here, Rodrigo learns about "the green parrots", little landmines disguised as parrot-shaped toys. These boobytraps are scattered all over the territory to attract unsuspecting victims who are mostly children.
One day, exhausted from having to watch the horror and violence as just a spectator and without intervening, Rodrigo loses his self-control and impulsively takes action in such a way that goes against the local code of ethics. After this forbidden action occurs, the equilibrium is destroyed, bringing all the characters to their inescapable destiny.

Accolades

This film had an exclusive premiere screening for the 47 heads of state and their delegations of the Member States at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg on 15 October 2014, where it was acclaimed as "Official Human Rights Movie 2015" by the Council of Europe. [5]
Furthermore, through an official public notice of the State Secretariat (UCE FF 887/2014), the Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi [6] and the Presidency of the council of Ministers of the Italian Republic decided to give Simone Borrelli and Eddy their official high patronage for the film's high social, cultural and artistic significance.
Thanks to the support of the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, the most ancient university in Europe, the film has been translated and subtitled into over 10 languages.

Institutional partners

Thanks to Eddy's cultural and social significance, apart from being promoted by the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, [7] the film is also supported by prestigious International partners such as Unicef, and ONG such as Médecins Sans Frontières, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Amnesty International. [8]

Distribution

After being acclaimed as an "Official Human Rights Movie" at the exclusive premiere in Strasbourg, in 2015 Eddy will be distributed in all of the 47 European states within the Council of Europe's [9] network: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Ex-Republic of Jugoslavia, Macedonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, England, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and Hungary.

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References

  1. ↑ Mattei, Maria Concetta. """Eddy", pellicola del giovane regista e attore Simone Borrelli che ha ricevuto il sostegno di Renzi e dell'esecutivo, diventato Film Ufficiale dei Diritti Umani per il Consiglio d'Europa"". Rai 2 – TG2 Storie. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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  4. ↑ Cantafio, G. "Vi racconto il mio Eddy, film per i diritti umani scelto dall'Europa". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 10 December 2014..
  5. ↑ Amadio, Stefano (19 October 2014). """Eddy" film ufficiale dei Diritti Umani per il Consiglio d'Europa"". Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  6. ↑ News, RBcasting (26 October 2014). ""Eddy" riceve sostegno da Renzi e diventa film dei diritti umani per il Consiglio d'Europa" . Retrieved 8 January 2015.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ News, D. Loria (11 July 2014). ""Anche il Miur e Medici Senza Frontiere per "Eddy", il film di Simone Borrelli sui diritti umani"" . Retrieved 1 January 2015.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ Pinchiorri, Simone (27 February 2015). ""Anche Amnesty International per "Eddy", il film di Simone Borrelli"" . Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Lahache, Matthieu (14 August 2014). "Eddy – a movie about soldiers' children for the promotion of Human Rights". Council of Europe. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Mortelliti, R. (8 July 2014). ""Reggio, la provincia location per il film sui diritti umani "Eddy""". Strill. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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