Bank manager Claudio is 35 and gay, and he's been HIV-positive for a decade. He's managing the illness, but his strict regimen of medicine has turned him almost robotic. His relationship with partner Dario has also grown stale. When Claudio reunites with the mysterious Andrea, an old flame, the dullness of routine is suddenly broken. But soon, Andrea's romantic view of life tempts Claudio to engage in dangerous unprotected sex again.
Acting
Trabacchi's physical stillness—every restrained gesture screams.
Direction
Muscardin's clinical gaze refuses to romanticize or judge.
Director
Laura Muscardin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made at the height of HAART optimism, when survival finally allowed queer filmmakers to explore ambivalence about living 'responsibly.' Italian cinema rarely centered gay male desire this explicitly.
The bank setting isn't random—Claudio manages risk professionally while privately gambling with his own mortality. His spreadsheets and his T-cells both need monitoring.
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