A Heart in the Drawer

{{Infobox film

| name = A Heart in the Drawer

| image = A HEART IN THE DRAWER official poster.png

| director = Roberto Leoni

| producer = Mario D'Andrea

| writer = Roberto Leoni

| starring = Marianna Di Martino, Marco Basile

| cinematography = Roberto Romei

| music = Giovanni Cernicchiaro

| editing = Andrea Zoppis

| studio = MDL Creations

| released = {{Film date|2016}}

| runtime = 5 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

}}

A Heart in the Drawer ({{langx|it|Il cuore nel cassetto}}), is a 2016 Italian short film against femicide written and directed by Roberto Leoni and produced by Mario D'Andrea. First release 24 September 2016 (Montreal, Canada) Views of the World Film & Music Festival 2016 - Official Selection {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6037868/plotsummary |title=Plot Summary |work=Internet Movie Database}} First Italian release 29 November 2017 (Rome, Italy) RIFF Rome International Film Festival 2017 {{cite web |url=https://www.riff.it/scheda-film/?id=13253 |title=Scheda film A Heart in the Drawer - Il cuore nel cassetto|work=RIFF MOVIES ARCHIVE}}

Plot

A young woman's sensitive gesture is misunderstood by her partner causing an umpteenth row until a tragic end... But also this one will be officially filed as an accident, like too many other femicides caused by domestic violence... Under the auspices of Amnesty International in Italy {{cite web |url=http://www.rbcasting.com/eventi/2016/09/24/stop-al-femminicidio-arriva-il-corto-a-heart-in-the-drawer-il-cuore-nel-cassetto-di-roberto-leoni/|title=Stop al femminicidio. Arriva il corto A Heart in the Drawer / Il cuore nel cassetto di Roberto Leoni|work=RB Magazine}}

"In five minutes of dramatic live broadcasting we assist to one of the many femicides. A shock that provokes an immediate reaction of condemn and refusal."

Roberto Leoni

Cast

  • Marianna Di Martino as Francesca
  • Marco Basile as Nicolò

References

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